Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Releases Employment Statistics for June 2023

Thursday, July 27th, 2023 -- 12:01 PM

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for June 2023.

In brief, the non-seasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows that, for counties, preliminary June 2023 unemployment rates rose in all 72 Wisconsin counties over the month and decreased or stayed the same in 57 of 72 Wisconsin counties over the year.

For municipalities, preliminary June 2023 unemployment rates rose in all of Wisconsin's 35 largest cities over the month. Over the year, 25 Wisconsin cities had unemployment rates decrease or stay the same.

Finally, for metropolitan statistical areas, preliminary June 2023 unemployment rates rose in all 12 Wisconsin metro areas over the month and decreased or stayed the same in 10 of the 12 areas over the year.

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