BLS Data: Wisconsin Employment Numbers Released

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced 3,055,200 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to March 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Preliminary employment estimates for March 2025 showed Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2% over last month, which is 1.0 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. The state’s labor force participation rate ticked down to 65.6% in March while the national rate increased to 62.5%, marking Wisconsin’s participation rate 3.1 percentage points above the rest of the nation.

• Place of Residence Data: Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in March, 1.0 percentage points below the national rate of 4.2%. Wisconsin’s labor force decreased by 5,000 over the month but is up 8,200 over the year. The number of people employed decreased 5,600 over the month to 3,071,900 employed and is down 3,100 over the year.
• Place of Work Data: Total nonfarm jobs increased 10,000 over the month and increased 15,000 over the year to 3,055,200 jobs.

Additional information about the data included in the release is available at Wisconomy.com.

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