La Crosse-Onalaska, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for La Crosse fell 1.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in La Crosse peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare La Crosse unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Wisconsin	12.1%	-1.5	+8.8
La Crosse	10.7%	-1.0	+7.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 8,586. There are now 795 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. La Crosse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
La Crosse	7,791	-795	+5,522

Number of Unemployed Persons

La Crosse, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployment Rate	La Crosse Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.1%	10.7%	7,791
April 2020	14.7%	13.6%	11.7%	8,586
March 2020	4.4%	3.1%	2.4%	1,856
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.0%	2,269
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.0%	2,304
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.0%	2,281
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.0%	2,281
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.0%	2,283
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.0%	2,286
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.0%	2,289