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Unemployment Rate in Wisconsin, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Wisconsin, ranked. The highest is Menominee County at 10.0% and the lowest is Kewaunee County at 1.5%.

Wisconsin: 3.2% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Wisconsin: 3.1%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Menominee County10.0%
2Sawyer County6.0%
3Rusk County5.4%
4Burnett County4.9%
5Florence County4.8%
6Milwaukee County4.8%
7Jackson County4.7%
8Adams County4.5%
9Dunn County4.4%
10Kenosha County4.4%
11Racine County4.4%
12Vilas County4.0%
13Wood County4.0%
14Washburn County3.9%
15Waushara County3.9%
16Ashland County3.8%
17Dodge County3.8%
18Juneau County3.8%
19Rock County3.8%
20Clark County3.7%
21Bayfield County3.6%
22Green County3.6%
23Jefferson County3.6%
24Richland County3.6%
25Langlade County3.5%
26Marinette County3.4%
27Polk County3.4%
28Fond du Lac County3.2%
29Lincoln County3.2%
30Monroe County3.2%
31Pierce County3.2%
32Portage County3.2%
33Chippewa County3.1%
34Columbia County3.1%
35Crawford County3.1%
36Douglas County3.1%
37Grant County3.1%
38Iowa County3.1%
39La Crosse County3.1%
40Pepin County3.1%
41Eau Claire County3.0%
42Buffalo County2.9%
43Forest County2.9%
44Lafayette County2.9%
45Marathon County2.9%
46Price County2.9%
47Walworth County2.9%
48Barron County2.8%
49Green Lake County2.8%
50Ozaukee County2.8%
51Waupaca County2.8%
52Marquette County2.7%
53Outagamie County2.7%
54Sheboygan County2.7%
55Brown County2.6%
56Manitowoc County2.6%
57St. Croix County2.6%
58Shawano County2.6%
59Taylor County2.6%
60Iron County2.5%
61Vernon County2.5%
62Washington County2.5%
63Dane County2.4%
64Door County2.4%
65Sauk County2.3%
66Trempealeau County2.3%
67Waukesha County2.3%
68Winnebago County2.2%
69Calumet County2.1%
70Oconto County2.0%
71Oneida County2.0%
72Kewaunee County1.5%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Wisconsin ranks 49th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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