Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Release Employment Statistics for January 2024

Thursday, March 14th, 2024 -- 1:00 PM

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for January 2024.

In brief, the non-seasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows, for counties, preliminary January 2024 unemployment rates decreased or stayed the same in 43 of 72 Wisconsin counties over the month. Over the year, 64 of 72 Wisconsin counties had unemployment rates decrease or stay the same.

For municipalities, preliminary January 2024 unemployment rates decreased or stayed the same in 34 of Wisconsin's 35 largest cities over the month; rates decreased or stayed the same in 32 cities over the year.

For metropolitan statistical areas, preliminary January 2024 unemployment rates decreased or stayed the same in 10 out of 12 Wisconsin metro areas over the month; rates decreased in all 12 areas over the year.

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