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Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Appleton fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Wisconsin rate. The unemployment rate in Appleton peaked in April 2020 at 13.0% and is now 10.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.9% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Appleton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Wisconsin 3.3% +0.1 +0.3
Appleton 2.8% 0.0 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Appleton, Wisconsin, National

Appleton, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Appleton peaked in April 2020 at 16,767. There are now 12,951 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,497 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,319. Appleton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Appleton, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Appleton 3,816 +41 +484

Number of Unemployed Persons

Appleton, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate		 Appleton
Unemployment Rate		 Appleton
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 3.3% 2.8% 3,816
October
2023		 3.8% 3.2% 2.8% 3,775
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 2.7% 3,582
August
2023		 3.8% 2.9% 2.5% 3,287
July
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.2% 2,912
June
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.0% 2,720
May
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 1.9% 2,546
April
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 1.9% 2,497
March
2023		 3.5% 2.5% 2.0% 2,624
February
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.2% 2,878
January
2023		 3.4% 2.9% 2.4% 3,130

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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