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Unemployed people in Janesville, WI

Unemployed people in Janesville, WI was 1,167 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.4% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 35 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,167
Change on 2024+10.4%
Rank10th of 35Cities in Wisconsin ranked
Series high4,7742009
Series low1,0572024

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Unemployed people in Janesville, WI, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,715 persons1991: 4,764 persons1992: 2,195 persons1993: 1,798 persons1994: 1,557 persons1995: 1,352 persons1996: 1,244 persons1997: 1,336 persons1998: 1,411 persons1999: 1,414 persons2000: 1,462 persons2001: 1,857 persons2002: 2,049 persons2003: 2,134 persons2004: 2,008 persons2005: 2,181 persons2006: 1,764 persons2007: 2,022 persons2008: 2,374 persons2009: 4,774 persons2010: 3,767 persons2011: 3,251 persons2012: 2,903 persons2013: 2,733 persons2014: 1,994 persons2015: 1,672 persons2016: 1,411 persons2017: 1,206 persons2018: 1,082 persons2019: 1,205 persons2020: 2,623 persons2021: 1,508 persons2022: 1,102 persons2023: 1,067 persons2024: 1,057 persons2025: 1,167 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,715 persons1991: 4,764 persons1992: 2,195 persons1993: 1,798 persons1994: 1,557 persons1995: 1,352 persons1996: 1,244 persons1997: 1,336 persons1998: 1,411 persons1999: 1,414 persons2000: 1,462 persons2001: 1,857 persons2002: 2,049 persons2003: 2,134 persons2004: 2,008 persons2005: 2,181 persons2006: 1,764 persons2007: 2,022 persons2008: 2,374 persons2009: 4,774 persons2010: 3,767 persons2011: 3,251 persons2012: 2,903 persons2013: 2,733 persons2014: 1,994 persons2015: 1,672 persons2016: 1,411 persons2017: 1,206 persons2018: 1,082 persons2019: 1,205 persons2020: 2,623 persons2021: 1,508 persons2022: 1,102 persons2023: 1,067 persons2024: 1,057 persons2025: 1,167 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,167
20241,057
20231,067
20221,102
20211,508
20202,623
20191,205
20181,082
20171,206
20161,411
20151,672
20141,994
20132,733
20122,903
20113,251
20103,767
20094,774
20082,374
20072,022
20061,764
20052,181
20042,008
20032,134
20022,049
20011,857
20001,462
19991,414
19981,411
19971,336
19961,244
19951,352
19941,557
19931,798
19922,195
19914,764
19901,715

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Janesville, WI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Janesville, 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/unemployed-people/janesville-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Janesville, 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/unemployed-people/janesville-wi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Janesville, 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/unemployed-people/janesville-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Janesville, WI?

Unemployed people in Janesville, WI was 1,167 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.4% from 2024. That is the 10th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Janesville, WI?

4,774 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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