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

Harrison, WI had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 97 cities in 2023, at 75.5%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 53.6%. The median was 68% and the figure for Wisconsin was 65.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.5Harrison, WI
Lowest53.6Waupun, WI
Median6897 cities
Wisconsin65.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Harrison, WI: 75.5 %Harrison, WI75.5Sussex, WI: 74.1 %Sussex, WI74.1Verona, WI: 73.9 %Verona, WI73.9DeForest, WI: 73.6 %DeForest, WI73.6Greenville, WI: 73.1 %Greenville, WI73.1Windsor, WI: 72.8 %Windsor, WI72.8Fitchburg, WI: 72.7 %Fitchburg, WI72.7Shorewood, WI: 72.6 %Shorewood, WI72.6Sun Prairie, WI: 72.2 %Sun Prairie, WI72.2Oregon, WI: 72.2 %Oregon, WI72.2Kaukauna, WI: 72 %Kaukauna, WI72Waukesha, WI: 71.8 %Waukesha, WI71.8River Falls, WI: 71.7 %River Falls, WI71.7Oak Creek, WI: 71.7 %Oak Creek, WI71.7Stevens Point, WI: 71.4 %Stevens Point, WI71.4New Richmond, WI: 71.2 %New Richmond, WI71.2Beaver Dam, WI: 71.2 %Beaver Dam, WI71.2Menasha, WI: 71.1 %Menasha, WI71.1Grafton, WI: 71.1 %Grafton, WI71.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.6Madison, WI: 70.5 %Madison, WI70.5Hartford, WI: 70.4 %Hartford, WI70.4Howard, WI: 70.3 %Howard, WI70.3Weston, WI: 70.2 %Weston, WI70.2Little Chute, WI: 70 %Little Chute, WI70Bellevue, WI: 69.9 %Bellevue, WI69.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 69.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI69.8Germantown, WI: 69.8 %Germantown, WI69.8Waunakee, WI: 69.7 %Waunakee, WI69.7Appleton, WI: 69.7 %Appleton, WI69.7Neenah, WI: 69.6 %Neenah, WI69.6Hartland, WI: 69.6 %Hartland, WI69.6Hobart, WI: 69.6 %Hobart, WI69.6Eau Claire, WI: 69.5 %Eau Claire, WI69.5Suamico, WI: 69.4 %Suamico, WI69.4Whitewater, WI: 69.2 %Whitewater, WI69.2Middleton, WI: 69.2 %Middleton, WI69.2Hudson, WI: 69.2 %Hudson, WI69.2Salem Lakes, WI: 69.1 %Salem Lakes, WI69.1Elkhorn, WI: 69.1 %Elkhorn, WI69.1Harrison, WI: 75.5 %Harrison, WI75.5Sussex, WI: 74.1 %Sussex, WI74.1Verona, WI: 73.9 %Verona, WI73.9DeForest, WI: 73.6 %DeForest, WI73.6Greenville, WI: 73.1 %Greenville, WI73.1Windsor, WI: 72.8 %Windsor, WI72.8Fitchburg, WI: 72.7 %Fitchburg, WI72.7Shorewood, WI: 72.6 %Shorewood, WI72.6Sun Prairie, WI: 72.2 %Sun Prairie, WI72.2Oregon, WI: 72.2 %Oregon, WI72.2Kaukauna, WI: 72 %Kaukauna, WI72Waukesha, WI: 71.8 %Waukesha, WI71.8River Falls, WI: 71.7 %River Falls, WI71.7Oak Creek, WI: 71.7 %Oak Creek, WI71.7Stevens Point, WI: 71.4 %Stevens Point, WI71.4New Richmond, WI: 71.2 %New Richmond, WI71.2Beaver Dam, WI: 71.2 %Beaver Dam, WI71.2Menasha, WI: 71.1 %Menasha, WI71.1Grafton, WI: 71.1 %Grafton, WI71.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 70.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI70.6Madison, WI: 70.5 %Madison, WI70.5Hartford, WI: 70.4 %Hartford, WI70.4Howard, WI: 70.3 %Howard, WI70.3Weston, WI: 70.2 %Weston, WI70.2Little Chute, WI: 70 %Little Chute, WI70Bellevue, WI: 69.9 %Bellevue, WI69.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 69.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI69.8Germantown, WI: 69.8 %Germantown, WI69.8Waunakee, WI: 69.7 %Waunakee, WI69.7Appleton, WI: 69.7 %Appleton, WI69.7Neenah, WI: 69.6 %Neenah, WI69.6Hartland, WI: 69.6 %Hartland, WI69.6Hobart, WI: 69.6 %Hobart, WI69.6Eau Claire, WI: 69.5 %Eau Claire, WI69.5Suamico, WI: 69.4 %Suamico, WI69.4Whitewater, WI: 69.2 %Whitewater, WI69.2Middleton, WI: 69.2 %Middleton, WI69.2Hudson, WI: 69.2 %Hudson, WI69.2Salem Lakes, WI: 69.1 %Salem Lakes, WI69.1Elkhorn, WI: 69.1 %Elkhorn, WI69.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Harrison, WI75.5+2 pts
2Sussex, WI74.1-0.9 pts
3Verona, WI73.9-0.5 pts
4DeForest, WI73.6+0.8 pts
5Greenville, WI73.1-1.3 pts
6Windsor, WI72.8-4.2 pts
7Fitchburg, WI72.7+0.2 pts
8Shorewood, WI72.6+0.9 pts
9Sun Prairie, WI72.2-0.1 pts
10Oregon, WI72.2-0.2 pts
11Kaukauna, WI72+0.4 pts
12Waukesha, WI71.8-0.3 pts
13River Falls, WI71.7+2.5 pts
14Oak Creek, WI71.7-0.5 pts
15Stevens Point, WI71.4+0.2 pts
16New Richmond, WI71.2-1.7 pts
17Beaver Dam, WI71.2-1 pts
18Menasha, WI71.1-1.4 pts
19Grafton, WI71.1-0.5 pts
20Whitefish Bay, WI70.6-0.1 pts
21Madison, WI70.5+0.2 pts
22Hartford, WI70.4-0.8 pts
23Howard, WI70.3+0.3 pts
24Weston, WI70.2-0.8 pts
25Little Chute, WI70+2 pts
26Bellevue, WI69.9+0.7 pts
27Fort Atkinson, WI69.8-1.5 pts
28Germantown, WI69.8-0.6 pts
29Waunakee, WI69.7-1.4 pts
30Appleton, WI69.7-0.7 pts
31Neenah, WI69.6+0.1 pts
32Hartland, WI69.6+1.9 pts
32Hobart, WI69.6-1.9 pts
34Eau Claire, WI69.50 pts
35Suamico, WI69.4-1 pts
36Whitewater, WI69.2+4 pts
37Middleton, WI69.2+0.7 pts
38Hudson, WI69.2+0.5 pts
39Salem Lakes, WI69.1-0.3 pts
40Elkhorn, WI69.1-1.7 pts
41West Bend, WI69+1.8 pts
42Richfield, WI68.6-2 pts
43Muskego, WI68.5+0.7 pts
44Fox Crossing, WI68.4+1.6 pts
45Onalaska, WI68.2+2.2 pts
46Kenosha, WI68.2+0.4 pts
47De Pere, WI68.2-0.8 pts
48Brown Deer, WI68+4.3 pts
49Green Bay, WI68+0.4 pts
50Port Washington, WI67.7+0.2 pts
51Holmen, WI67.6-1.2 pts
52Sheboygan, WI67.6-0.7 pts
53Wauwatosa, WI67.3+0.1 pts
54Stoughton, WI67.3-0.9 pts
55Burlington, WI67+0.2 pts
56Baraboo, WI66.8+0.5 pts
57Oconomowoc, WI66.7-1.9 pts
58West Allis, WI66.6+0.2 pts
59Watertown, WI66.3-1.9 pts
60Superior, WI66.2-0.2 pts
61Monroe, WI65.9+1.4 pts
62Menomonee Falls, WI65.8-1 pts
63Ashwaubenon, WI65.8-0.9 pts
64Menomonie, WI65.6+1 pts
65Plover, WI65.1-0.2 pts
66Beloit, WI65+1.3 pts
67Janesville, WI65-0.6 pts
68Greendale, WI64.9+0.5 pts
68New Berlin, WI64.9+0.6 pts
70Wausau, WI64.8+0.8 pts
71Oshkosh, WI64.7+0.5 pts
72La Crosse, WI64.7+0.5 pts
73Pewaukee, WI64.5-0.9 pts
74Cudahy, WI64.4-1.5 pts
75Greenfield, WI64.3-1 pts
76Mount Pleasant, WI64.3+2.3 pts
77Cedarburg, WI64.2-0.4 pts
78Fond du Lac, WI64.1-0.1 pts
79Pleasant Prairie, WI64.1-1.8 pts
80South Milwaukee, WI64.1-0.6 pts
81Marinette, WI64+1.9 pts
82Milwaukee, WI64-0 pts
83Racine, WI63.5-0.8 pts
84Wisconsin Rapids, WI63.4+0.2 pts
85Chippewa Falls, WI62.9+1.5 pts
86Caledonia, WI62.9+0.4 pts
87Franklin, WI62.8+2.1 pts
88Brookfield, WI62.6-0.3 pts
89Reedsburg, WI62.5-3.8 pts
90Platteville, WI62.2-3 pts
91Mequon, WI61.7-0.5 pts
92Two Rivers, WI61-1.4 pts
93Marshfield, WI60.4+0.1 pts
94Manitowoc, WI59.7-0 pts
95Glendale, WI59-0.8 pts
96Allouez, WI590 pts
97Waupun, WI53.6-4.9 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harrison, WI, with 75.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 53.6% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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