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Unemployed people in West Allis, WI

Unemployed people in West Allis, WI was 1,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 35 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,234
Change on 2024+9.3%
Rank6th of 35Cities in Wisconsin ranked
Series high3,0742009
Series low7471997

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Unemployed people in West Allis, WI, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,288 persons1991: 1,666 persons1992: 1,381 persons1993: 890 persons1994: 889 persons1995: 766 persons1996: 834 persons1997: 747 persons1998: 796 persons1999: 874 persons2000: 1,099 persons2001: 1,445 persons2002: 1,857 persons2003: 1,975 persons2004: 1,749 persons2005: 1,557 persons2006: 1,586 persons2007: 1,618 persons2008: 1,666 persons2009: 3,074 persons2010: 3,026 persons2011: 2,754 persons2012: 2,560 persons2013: 2,419 persons2014: 2,157 persons2015: 1,798 persons2016: 1,610 persons2017: 1,270 persons2018: 1,142 persons2019: 1,210 persons2020: 2,858 persons2021: 1,545 persons2022: 1,059 persons2023: 1,037 persons2024: 1,129 persons2025: 1,234 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,288 persons1991: 1,666 persons1992: 1,381 persons1993: 890 persons1994: 889 persons1995: 766 persons1996: 834 persons1997: 747 persons1998: 796 persons1999: 874 persons2000: 1,099 persons2001: 1,445 persons2002: 1,857 persons2003: 1,975 persons2004: 1,749 persons2005: 1,557 persons2006: 1,586 persons2007: 1,618 persons2008: 1,666 persons2009: 3,074 persons2010: 3,026 persons2011: 2,754 persons2012: 2,560 persons2013: 2,419 persons2014: 2,157 persons2015: 1,798 persons2016: 1,610 persons2017: 1,270 persons2018: 1,142 persons2019: 1,210 persons2020: 2,858 persons2021: 1,545 persons2022: 1,059 persons2023: 1,037 persons2024: 1,129 persons2025: 1,234 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
20251,234
20241,129
20231,037
20221,059
20211,545
20202,858
20191,210
20181,142
20171,270
20161,610
20151,798
20142,157
20132,419
20122,560
20112,754
20103,026
20093,074
20081,666
20071,618
20061,586
20051,557
20041,749
20031,975
20021,857
20011,445
20001,099
1999874
1998796
1997747
1996834
1995766
1994889
1993890
19921,381
19911,666
19901,288

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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, West Allis, 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, West Allis, 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/west-allis-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, West Allis, 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/west-allis-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, West Allis, 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/west-allis-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in West Allis, WI?

Unemployed people in West Allis, WI was 1,234 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 West Allis, WI?

3,074 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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