Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madison fell 1.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Madison peaked in April 2020 at 11.6% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Madison unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Wisconsin	12.0%	-1.6	+8.7
Madison	9.9%	-1.7	+7.4

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: Madison, Wisconsin, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Madison peaked in April 2020 at 42,401. There are now 5,453 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madison	36,948	-5,453	+27,110

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.0%	9.9%	36,948
April 2020	14.7%	13.6%	11.6%	42,401
March 2020	4.4%	3.1%	2.4%	9,539
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	2.6%	10,062
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	2.6%	10,209
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.6%	10,130
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.6%	10,117
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.6%	10,108
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	2.6%	10,095
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.6%	10,077
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.6%	10,040