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Updated · Urban Milwaukee · Jul 20
Wisconsin June Jobless Rates Rise Across All 13 Metro Areas and 72 Counties
Updated
Updated · Urban Milwaukee · Jul 20

Wisconsin June Jobless Rates Rise Across All 13 Metro Areas and 72 Counties

1 articles · Updated · Urban Milwaukee · Jul 20

Summary

  • June 2026 unemployment rates climbed from May in all 13 Wisconsin metropolitan areas, all 35 largest cities and all 72 counties, according to state-released BLS estimates.
  • Year over year, the picture was weaker in most places: rates rose in 10 metro areas, 23 cities and 44 counties, while holding flat in three metros, six cities and 18 counties.
  • Fond du Lac, Milwaukee-Waukesha and Sheboygan were the only metro areas with unchanged unemployment rates from a year earlier.
  • The figures are preliminary and nonseasonally adjusted, offering a broad local snapshot of Wisconsin labor-market conditions in June.

Insights

With official job data facing accuracy questions, what hidden signs reveal Wisconsin's true economic health?
While state unemployment rises, why do southern Wisconsin businesses face a severe and paradoxical worker shortage?