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Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Green Bay fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Green Bay peaked in April 2020 at 13.4% and is now 10.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Green Bay unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Wisconsin 3.3% +0.1 +0.3
Green Bay 3.2% 0.0 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Green Bay, Wisconsin, National

Green Bay, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Green Bay peaked in April 2020 at 22,995. There are now 17,338 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,361 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,296. Green Bay employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Green Bay 5,657 +35 +916

Number of Unemployed Persons

Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate
Green Bay
Unemployment Rate
Green Bay
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.3% 3.2% 5,657
October
2023
3.8% 3.2% 3.2% 5,622
September
2023
3.8% 3.1% 3.0% 5,284
August
2023
3.8% 2.9% 2.7% 4,770
July
2023
3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 4,150
June
2023
3.6% 2.5% 2.2% 3,790
May
2023
3.7% 2.4% 2.0% 3,504
April
2023
3.4% 2.4% 1.9% 3,361
March
2023
3.5% 2.5% 2.0% 3,551
February
2023
3.6% 2.7% 2.3% 3,954
January
2023
3.4% 2.9% 2.5% 4,365

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.