La Crosse-Onalaska, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for La Crosse fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in La Crosse peaked in November 2009 at 7.4% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% 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	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Wisconsin	3.1%	+0.1	+0.1
La Crosse	2.7%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 November 2009 at 5,671. There are now 3,525 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,961 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 185. La Crosse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
La Crosse	2,146	+42	+155

Number of Unemployed Persons

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%	2,146
July 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.7%	2,104
June 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.7%	2,069
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	2,030
April 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	2,019
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.6%	2,029
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.6%	2,011
January 2019	4.0%	3.0%	2.6%	2,017
December 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.6%	1,981
November 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.5%	1,973
October 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.5%	1,961