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Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Announces Total Number of Non-Farm Jobs for February

Friday, March 28th, 2025 -- 10:01 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced 3,043,700 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to February 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Preliminary employment estimates for February 2025 showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2% over last month, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The state's labor force participation rate ticked down to 65.8% in February while the national rate decreased to 62.4%, marking Wisconsin's participation rate 3.4 percentage points above the rest of the nation.

  • Place of Residence Data: Wisconsin's unemployment rate was 3.2% in February, 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4.1%. Wisconsin's labor force decreased by 4,300 over the month but is up 15,200 over the year. The number of people employed decreased 5,300 over the month to 3,077,600 employed, but is up 3,700 over the year.
  • Place of Work Data: Total nonfarm jobs decreased 6,200 over the month and increased 8,800 over the year to 3,043,700 jobs.

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