Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Releases Info on Wisconsin's Labor Market for June 2026

Friday, July 17th, 2026 -- 10:01 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting June 2026 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

• Employment - There were 3,030,100 people employed in Wisconsin, up 6,000 over
  the month and up 16,600 over the year.
• Labor Force - The state’s labor force participation rate ticked up to 64.5% which is
  3.0 percentage points above the national rate of 61.5%.
• Nonfarm Jobs - The total nonfarm jobs in the state were 3,041,000, an increase of
  2,400 over last month.
• Unemployment - The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down
  to 3.3%, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of
  4.2%

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