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Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sheboygan rose 0.2 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Sheboygan peaked in April 2020 at 14.2% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Sheboygan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Wisconsin 3.1% +0.2 0.0
Sheboygan 2.5% +0.2 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, National

Sheboygan, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sheboygan peaked in April 2020 at 8,980. There are now 7,395 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,200 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 385. Sheboygan employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sheboygan 1,585 +125 +6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate		 Sheboygan
Unemployment Rate		 Sheboygan
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.2% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 2.5% 1,585
August
2023		 3.8% 2.9% 2.3% 1,460
July
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.1% 1,312
June
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.0% 1,245
May
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 1.9% 1,203
April
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 1.9% 1,200
March
2023		 3.5% 2.5% 2.0% 1,262
February
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.2% 1,374
January
2023		 3.4% 2.9% 2.4% 1,464
December
2022		 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 1,534
November
2022		 3.6% 3.0% 2.5% 1,542

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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