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Janesville-Beloit, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Janesville fell 1.0 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Janesville peaked in April 2020 at 16.3% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Janesville 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
Janesville 5.2% -1.0 +1.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Janesville, Wisconsin, National

Janesville, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Janesville peaked in April 2020 at 14,035. There are now 9,596 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Janesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Janesville, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Janesville 4,439 -902 +1,069

Number of Unemployed Persons

Janesville, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate		 Janesville
Unemployment Rate		 Janesville
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% 5.5% — —
November
2020		 6.7% 5.3% 5.2% 4,439
October
2020		 6.9% 6.0% 6.2% 5,341
September
2020		 7.8% 5.4% 6.2% 5,347
August
2020		 8.4% 6.3% 7.6% 6,396
July
2020		 10.2% 7.1% 8.1% 6,594
June
2020		 11.1% 8.6% 9.9% 8,255
May
2020		 13.3% 12.1% 14.5% 12,220
April
2020		 14.8% 13.6% 16.3% 14,035
March
2020		 4.4% 3.1% 3.9% 3,320
February
2020		 3.5% 3.5% 4.1% 3,483
January
2020		 3.5% 3.5% 4.1% 3,491

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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