Civilian labor force in Madison, WI

Civilian labor force in Madison, WI was 170,886 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 35 cities in 2025.

2025, persons170,886

Change on 2024-0.3%

Rank2nd of 35Cities in Wisconsin ranked

Series high171,4452024

Series low113,7511990

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	170,886
2024	171,445
2023	168,960
2022	164,744
2021	162,325
2020	162,282
2019	163,015
2018	162,164
2017	162,238
2016	160,546
2015	151,680
2014	149,469
2013	147,676
2012	145,687
2011	144,513
2010	143,562
2009	145,368
2008	144,267
2007	142,490
2006	141,400
2005	140,418
2004	139,797
2003	138,268
2002	137,154
2001	135,340
2000	132,011
1999	129,960
1998	130,141
1997	129,715
1996	128,866
1995	126,154
1994	124,092
1993	122,941
1992	119,469
1991	115,470
1990	113,751

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Wisconsin by civilian labor force 35 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/madison-wi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/madison-wi.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/madison-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/madison-wi. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Madison, WI?

Civilian labor force in Madison, WI was 170,886 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 35 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Madison, WI?

171,445 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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