Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Appleton rose 0.2 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Appleton peaked in April 2020 at 13.0% and is now 10.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Appleton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
Wisconsin | 3.1% | +0.2 | 0.0 |
Appleton | 2.7% | +0.2 | +0.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Appleton, Wisconsin, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Appleton peaked in April 2020 at 16,767. There are now 13,187 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,497 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,083. Appleton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Appleton, Wisconsin) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Appleton | 3,580 | +293 | +122 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate |
Appleton Unemployment Rate |
Appleton Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.2% | — | — |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3,580 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3,287 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2,912 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2,720 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2,546 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2,497 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2,624 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2,878 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3,130 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3,321 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3,332 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩