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Unemployed people in Madison, WI

Unemployed people in Madison, WI was 4,287 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 35 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,287
Change on 2024+6.8%
Rank2nd of 35Cities in Wisconsin ranked
Series high8,3802009
Series low1,9691999

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Unemployed people in Madison, WI, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 2,368 persons1991: 2,604 persons1992: 2,567 persons1993: 2,690 persons1994: 2,934 persons1995: 2,463 persons1996: 2,394 persons1997: 2,355 persons1998: 2,124 persons1999: 1,969 persons2000: 3,178 persons2001: 3,909 persons2002: 4,834 persons2003: 5,052 persons2004: 4,629 persons2005: 4,378 persons2006: 4,550 persons2007: 4,859 persons2008: 4,876 persons2009: 8,380 persons2010: 7,933 persons2011: 7,244 persons2012: 6,833 persons2013: 6,758 persons2014: 5,328 persons2015: 4,602 persons2016: 4,374 persons2017: 3,786 persons2018: 3,559 persons2019: 3,745 persons2020: 7,933 persons2021: 4,505 persons2022: 3,383 persons2023: 3,614 persons2024: 4,013 persons2025: 4,287 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 2,368 persons1991: 2,604 persons1992: 2,567 persons1993: 2,690 persons1994: 2,934 persons1995: 2,463 persons1996: 2,394 persons1997: 2,355 persons1998: 2,124 persons1999: 1,969 persons2000: 3,178 persons2001: 3,909 persons2002: 4,834 persons2003: 5,052 persons2004: 4,629 persons2005: 4,378 persons2006: 4,550 persons2007: 4,859 persons2008: 4,876 persons2009: 8,380 persons2010: 7,933 persons2011: 7,244 persons2012: 6,833 persons2013: 6,758 persons2014: 5,328 persons2015: 4,602 persons2016: 4,374 persons2017: 3,786 persons2018: 3,559 persons2019: 3,745 persons2020: 7,933 persons2021: 4,505 persons2022: 3,383 persons2023: 3,614 persons2024: 4,013 persons2025: 4,287 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
20254,287
20244,013
20233,614
20223,383
20214,505
20207,933
20193,745
20183,559
20173,786
20164,374
20154,602
20145,328
20136,758
20126,833
20117,244
20107,933
20098,380
20084,876
20074,859
20064,550
20054,378
20044,629
20035,052
20024,834
20013,909
20003,178
19991,969
19982,124
19972,355
19962,394
19952,463
19942,934
19932,690
19922,567
19912,604
19902,368

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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, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/madison-wi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 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/unemployed-people/madison-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, 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/unemployed-people/madison-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Madison, WI?

Unemployed people in Madison, WI was 4,287 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.8% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Madison, WI?

8,380 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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