La Crosse-Onalaska, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for La Crosse fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in La Crosse peaked in September 2009 at 7.5% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare La Crosse unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Wisconsin	2.9%	-0.1	0.0
La Crosse	2.6%	-0.2	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: La Crosse, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in La Crosse peaked in October 2009 at 5,825. There are now 3,768 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,915 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 142. La Crosse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
La Crosse	2,057	-99	-28

Number of Unemployed Persons

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.6%	2,057
January 2019	4.0%	3.0%	2.8%	2,156
December 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.5%	1,979
November 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.5%	1,929
October 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.5%	1,959
September 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.4%	1,915
August 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.6%	2,082
July 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.6%	2,110
June 2018	4.0%	3.1%	2.7%	2,134
May 2018	3.8%	3.1%	2.5%	1,966
April 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.5%	2,029