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Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Eau Claire rose 0.2 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Eau Claire peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Eau Claire 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
Eau Claire 3.0% +0.2 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, National

Eau Claire, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Eau Claire peaked in April 2020 at 11,248. There are now 8,376 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,260 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 612. Eau Claire employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Eau Claire 2,872 +183 +121

Number of Unemployed Persons

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate		 Eau Claire
Unemployment Rate		 Eau Claire
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.2% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 3.0% 2,872
August
2023		 3.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2,689
July
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2,465
June
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2,363
May
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 2.4% 2,283
April
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2,260
March
2023		 3.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2,323
February
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2,469
January
2023		 3.4% 2.9% 2.8% 2,591
December
2022		 3.5% 3.0% 2.9% 2,692
November
2022		 3.6% 3.0% 2.9% 2,703

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. ↩

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