Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madison fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2021 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Madison peaked in April 2020 at 11.9% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Madison unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.1% | +0.1 | -8.7 |
| Wisconsin | 3.9% | +0.1 | -10.9 |
| Madison | 3.3% | -0.1 | -8.6 |
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 44,666. There are now 31,921 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 12,745 | -481 | -31,921 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate |
Madison Unemployment Rate |
Madison Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 |
5.8% | — | — | — |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 12,745 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 13,226 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 14,064 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 15,432 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 12,846 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 13,623 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 14,715 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 16,292 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 18,609 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 21,970 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 24,873 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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