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Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Windsor, WI had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 97 cities in 2022, at 77.1%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 58.6%. The median was 67.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 65.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.1Windsor, WI
Lowest58.6Waupun, WI
Median67.597 cities
Wisconsin65.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Windsor, WI: 77.1 %Windsor, WI77.1Sussex, WI: 75 %Sussex, WI75Greenville, WI: 74.4 %Greenville, WI74.4Verona, WI: 74.3 %Verona, WI74.3Harrison, WI: 73.6 %Harrison, WI73.6New Richmond, WI: 73 %New Richmond, WI73DeForest, WI: 72.9 %DeForest, WI72.9Menasha, WI: 72.6 %Menasha, WI72.6Fitchburg, WI: 72.4 %Fitchburg, WI72.4Oregon, WI: 72.4 %Oregon, WI72.4Sun Prairie, WI: 72.4 %Sun Prairie, WI72.4Oak Creek, WI: 72.2 %Oak Creek, WI72.2Beaver Dam, WI: 72.2 %Beaver Dam, WI72.2Waukesha, WI: 72.1 %Waukesha, WI72.1Shorewood, WI: 71.7 %Shorewood, WI71.7Kaukauna, WI: 71.7 %Kaukauna, WI71.7Grafton, WI: 71.6 %Grafton, WI71.6Hobart, WI: 71.5 %Hobart, WI71.5Fort Atkinson, WI: 71.4 %Fort Atkinson, WI71.4Hartford, WI: 71.3 %Hartford, WI71.3Stevens Point, WI: 71.2 %Stevens Point, WI71.2Waunakee, WI: 71.1 %Waunakee, WI71.1Weston, WI: 71.1 %Weston, WI71.1Elkhorn, WI: 70.8 %Elkhorn, WI70.8Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.6Richfield, WI: 70.6 %Richfield, WI70.6Germantown, WI: 70.4 %Germantown, WI70.4Appleton, WI: 70.4 %Appleton, WI70.4Madison, WI: 70.4 %Madison, WI70.4Suamico, WI: 70.4 %Suamico, WI70.4Howard, WI: 70 %Howard, WI70Neenah, WI: 69.5 %Neenah, WI69.5Eau Claire, WI: 69.5 %Eau Claire, WI69.5Salem Lakes, WI: 69.4 %Salem Lakes, WI69.4River Falls, WI: 69.3 %River Falls, WI69.3Bellevue, WI: 69.2 %Bellevue, WI69.2De Pere, WI: 68.9 %De Pere, WI68.9Holmen, WI: 68.9 %Holmen, WI68.9Hudson, WI: 68.7 %Hudson, WI68.7Oconomowoc, WI: 68.6 %Oconomowoc, WI68.6Windsor, WI: 77.1 %Windsor, WI77.1Sussex, WI: 75 %Sussex, WI75Greenville, WI: 74.4 %Greenville, WI74.4Verona, WI: 74.3 %Verona, WI74.3Harrison, WI: 73.6 %Harrison, WI73.6New Richmond, WI: 73 %New Richmond, WI73DeForest, WI: 72.9 %DeForest, WI72.9Menasha, WI: 72.6 %Menasha, WI72.6Fitchburg, WI: 72.4 %Fitchburg, WI72.4Oregon, WI: 72.4 %Oregon, WI72.4Sun Prairie, WI: 72.4 %Sun Prairie, WI72.4Oak Creek, WI: 72.2 %Oak Creek, WI72.2Beaver Dam, WI: 72.2 %Beaver Dam, WI72.2Waukesha, WI: 72.1 %Waukesha, WI72.1Shorewood, WI: 71.7 %Shorewood, WI71.7Kaukauna, WI: 71.7 %Kaukauna, WI71.7Grafton, WI: 71.6 %Grafton, WI71.6Hobart, WI: 71.5 %Hobart, WI71.5Fort Atkinson, WI: 71.4 %Fort Atkinson, WI71.4Hartford, WI: 71.3 %Hartford, WI71.3Stevens Point, WI: 71.2 %Stevens Point, WI71.2Waunakee, WI: 71.1 %Waunakee, WI71.1Weston, WI: 71.1 %Weston, WI71.1Elkhorn, WI: 70.8 %Elkhorn, WI70.8Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.6Richfield, WI: 70.6 %Richfield, WI70.6Germantown, WI: 70.4 %Germantown, WI70.4Appleton, WI: 70.4 %Appleton, WI70.4Madison, WI: 70.4 %Madison, WI70.4Suamico, WI: 70.4 %Suamico, WI70.4Howard, WI: 70 %Howard, WI70Neenah, WI: 69.5 %Neenah, WI69.5Eau Claire, WI: 69.5 %Eau Claire, WI69.5Salem Lakes, WI: 69.4 %Salem Lakes, WI69.4River Falls, WI: 69.3 %River Falls, WI69.3Bellevue, WI: 69.2 %Bellevue, WI69.2De Pere, WI: 68.9 %De Pere, WI68.9Holmen, WI: 68.9 %Holmen, WI68.9Hudson, WI: 68.7 %Hudson, WI68.7Oconomowoc, WI: 68.6 %Oconomowoc, WI68.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Windsor, WI77.10 pts
2Sussex, WI75-0.2 pts
3Greenville, WI74.4n/a
4Verona, WI74.3-0.1 pts
5Harrison, WI73.6-1.3 pts
6New Richmond, WI73-1.5 pts
7DeForest, WI72.9-1 pts
8Menasha, WI72.60 pts
9Fitchburg, WI72.4+0.4 pts
10Oregon, WI72.4-3.5 pts
11Sun Prairie, WI72.40 pts
12Oak Creek, WI72.2-0.1 pts
13Beaver Dam, WI72.2-0.5 pts
14Waukesha, WI72.1-0 pts
15Shorewood, WI71.7+1.7 pts
16Kaukauna, WI71.7-0.3 pts
17Grafton, WI71.6+0.1 pts
18Hobart, WI71.5+0.5 pts
19Fort Atkinson, WI71.4-0.4 pts
20Hartford, WI71.3-1.3 pts
21Stevens Point, WI71.2+1.3 pts
22Waunakee, WI71.1-1 pts
23Weston, WI71.1-3.6 pts
24Elkhorn, WI70.8-0.8 pts
25Whitefish Bay, WI70.6+0.7 pts
26Richfield, WI70.6-0.7 pts
27Germantown, WI70.4+0.1 pts
28Appleton, WI70.4-0.1 pts
29Madison, WI70.4-0.9 pts
30Suamico, WI70.4-2.5 pts
31Howard, WI70-0.1 pts
32Neenah, WI69.5-1.2 pts
33Eau Claire, WI69.5-0.4 pts
34Salem Lakes, WI69.4-1.2 pts
35River Falls, WI69.3-0.9 pts
36Bellevue, WI69.2-1.3 pts
37De Pere, WI68.9+0.8 pts
38Holmen, WI68.9-1.6 pts
39Hudson, WI68.7+0.7 pts
40Oconomowoc, WI68.6-1.7 pts
41Middleton, WI68.5-0.8 pts
42Watertown, WI68.2+0.7 pts
43Sheboygan, WI68.2+0.9 pts
44Stoughton, WI68.2-0.2 pts
45Little Chute, WI68-2.8 pts
46Muskego, WI67.8-0.8 pts
47Kenosha, WI67.8-0.5 pts
48Hartland, WI67.7-1.4 pts
49Green Bay, WI67.5-0.7 pts
50Port Washington, WI67.5-0.6 pts
51West Bend, WI67.2-1 pts
52Wauwatosa, WI67.2+0.1 pts
53Menomonee Falls, WI66.8-0.6 pts
54Burlington, WI66.8-0.9 pts
54Fox Crossing, WI66.8-0.5 pts
56Ashwaubenon, WI66.6-0.3 pts
57West Allis, WI66.4-1.3 pts
58Superior, WI66.4-0.1 pts
59Reedsburg, WI66.3-0.6 pts
60Baraboo, WI66.2+0.6 pts
61Onalaska, WI66-0.4 pts
62Pleasant Prairie, WI65.9+1 pts
63Cudahy, WI65.9+0.7 pts
64Janesville, WI65.5+0.3 pts
65Pewaukee, WI65.4-0.4 pts
66Greenfield, WI65.4-0.5 pts
67Plover, WI65.2-1.8 pts
68Whitewater, WI65.2-0.9 pts
69Platteville, WI65.2+0.2 pts
70South Milwaukee, WI64.7-0.1 pts
71Menomonie, WI64.6+0.1 pts
72Cedarburg, WI64.6-0.4 pts
73Greendale, WI64.4-1.2 pts
74Monroe, WI64.4-1.5 pts
75New Berlin, WI64.4-1.4 pts
76Racine, WI64.3+1.1 pts
77Fond du Lac, WI64.2-1.9 pts
77Oshkosh, WI64.2+1.1 pts
79La Crosse, WI64.2+0.9 pts
80Milwaukee, WI640 pts
81Wausau, WI63.9-1.4 pts
82Beloit, WI63.7-0.4 pts
83Brown Deer, WI63.7-1.4 pts
84Wisconsin Rapids, WI63.2+2.9 pts
85Brookfield, WI62.8-0.1 pts
86Caledonia, WI62.5-1.6 pts
87Two Rivers, WI62.4-1.4 pts
88Mequon, WI62.2+2 pts
89Marinette, WI62.2-0.1 pts
90Mount Pleasant, WI62-1 pts
91Chippewa Falls, WI61.4-0.4 pts
92Franklin, WI60.7+1.9 pts
93Marshfield, WI60.3-1.5 pts
94Glendale, WI59.8+2 pts
95Manitowoc, WI59.7-0.5 pts
96Allouez, WI59+2.2 pts
97Waupun, WI58.6-4.4 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Windsor, WI, with 77.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 58.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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