Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madison fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Madison peaked in January 2010 at 6.9% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Madison unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Wisconsin	2.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Madison	2.1%	0.0	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 January 2010 at 24,817. There are now 16,525 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madison	8,292	-85	-3,012

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madison, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wisconsin Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployment Rate	Madison Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.1%	8,292
January 2018	4.1%	3.1%	2.1%	8,377
December 2017	4.1%	3.2%	2.1%	8,425
November 2017	4.1%	3.2%	2.2%	8,855
October 2017	4.1%	3.2%	2.4%	9,368
September 2017	4.2%	3.3%	2.5%	9,819
August 2017	4.4%	3.3%	2.5%	9,874
July 2017	4.3%	3.3%	2.5%	9,673
June 2017	4.3%	3.3%	2.4%	9,468
May 2017	4.3%	3.3%	2.3%	9,025
April 2017	4.4%	3.3%	2.4%	9,250