La Crosse-Onalaska, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for La Crosse rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in La Crosse peaked in September 2009 at 7.5% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare La Crosse unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Wisconsin	3.0%	0.0	-0.2
La Crosse	2.5%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 3,868 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 42. La Crosse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
La Crosse	1,957	+42	-234

Number of Unemployed Persons

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.5%	1,957
September 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.4%	1,915
August 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.6%	2,082
July 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.6%	2,110
June 2018	4.0%	2.9%	2.7%	2,134
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.5%	1,966
April 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.5%	2,029
March 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.6%	2,098
February 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.6%	2,085
January 2018	4.1%	3.1%	2.6%	2,061
December 2017	4.1%	3.2%	2.6%	2,063