Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fond du Lac fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 14.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Fond du Lac unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Wisconsin | 2.4% | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Fond du Lac | 2.1% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
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 9,068. There are now 7,894 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fond du Lac employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Fond du Lac | 1,174 | -34 | -219 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1,174 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,208 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,299 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,384 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,452 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,457 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,475 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1,500 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1,511 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1,498 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1,464 |
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. ↩