Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Green Bay fell 0.3 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Green Bay peaked in April 2020 at 13.4% and is now 10.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Green Bay unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 2.9% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
| Green Bay | 2.7% | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Green Bay, Wisconsin, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Green Bay peaked in April 2020 at 23,009. There are now 18,332 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,252 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 425. Green Bay employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 4,677 | -450 | -37 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Green Bay, Wisconsin Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate |
Green Bay Unemployment Rate |
Green Bay Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 4,677 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 5,127 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 5,377 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 5,418 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 5,252 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4,916 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 4,665 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4,475 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 4,344 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 4,252 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 4,256 |
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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