Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fond du Lac fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in September 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Fond du Lac unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Wisconsin | 5.3% | -0.7 | +1.8 |
Fond du Lac | 4.4% | -0.2 | +1.3 |
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 8,919. There are now 6,267 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,370 in September 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 282. Fond du Lac employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Fond du Lac | 2,652 | -60 | +865 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.5% | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 2,652 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 2,712 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 2,370 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 2,679 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 3,310 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 4,716 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.1% | 11.7% | 6,875 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 8,919 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1,666 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 1,741 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 1,793 |
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. ↩