Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madison rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Madison peaked in October 2009 at 6.8% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Madison unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Wisconsin	3.0%	+0.1	0.0
Madison	2.3%	+0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 November 2009 at 24,775. There are now 15,950 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,425 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 400.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madison	8,825	+190	-77

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.3%	8,825
June 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.2%	8,635
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.2%	8,491
April 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.2%	8,425
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.2%	8,518
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.2%	8,585
January 2019	4.0%	3.0%	2.3%	8,760
December 2018	3.9%	3.0%	2.3%	8,746
November 2018	3.7%	3.0%	2.3%	8,723
October 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.3%	8,700