Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oshkosh fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Oshkosh peaked in April 2020 at 13.6% and is now 11.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Oshkosh unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Wisconsin | 2.8% | 0.0 | -1.5 |
Oshkosh | 2.4% | -0.1 | -1.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Oshkosh peaked in April 2020 at 12,412. There are now 10,125 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Oshkosh employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oshkosh, Wisconsin) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Oshkosh | 2,287 | -5 | -1,064 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate |
Oshkosh Unemployment Rate |
Oshkosh Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2,287 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2,292 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2,334 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2,409 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2,500 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2,490 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2,520 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2,653 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2,818 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2,985 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3,131 |
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. ↩