Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fond du Lac rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2022 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 16.5% and is now 14.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Fond du Lac unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | +0.1 | -0.8 |
| Fond du Lac | 2.5% | +0.1 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 9,074. There are now 7,621 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,400 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 53. Fond du Lac employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fond du Lac | 1,453 | +36 | -360 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate |
Fond du Lac Unemployment Rate |
Fond du Lac Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,453 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1,417 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1,401 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,400 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,405 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,433 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,481 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1,529 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1,523 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1,539 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1,615 |
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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