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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 13.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Fond du Lac 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
Fond du Lac 2.8% 0.0 +0.2
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: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, National

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fond du Lac peaked in April 2020 at 9,068. There are now 7,447 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,174 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 447. Fond du Lac employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Fond du Lac 1,621 +20 +164

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate		 Fond du Lac
Unemployment Rate		 Fond du Lac
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 3.3% 2.8% 1,621
October
2023		 3.8% 3.2% 2.8% 1,601
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 2.7% 1,528
August
2023		 3.8% 2.9% 2.5% 1,427
July
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.3% 1,312
June
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.2% 1,246
May
2023		 3.7% 2.4% 2.1% 1,187
April
2023		 3.4% 2.4% 2.1% 1,174
March
2023		 3.5% 2.5% 2.1% 1,208
February
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.3% 1,299
January
2023		 3.4% 2.9% 2.5% 1,384

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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