Cities in Wisconsin by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Wisconsin Rapids, WI had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 97 cities in 2022, at 6.4%. Hobart, WI had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Wisconsin was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest0.2Hobart, WI
Median3.197 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 6.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4Beloit, WI: 6.1 %Beloit, WI6.1Racine, WI: 6 %Racine, WI6Milwaukee, WI: 5.9 %Milwaukee, WI5.9Baraboo, WI: 5.7 %Baraboo, WI5.7Chippewa Falls, WI: 5.4 %Chippewa Falls, WI5.4Kenosha, WI: 5.4 %Kenosha, WI5.4Fond du Lac, WI: 4.9 %Fond du Lac, WI4.9Stevens Point, WI: 4.9 %Stevens Point, WI4.9Hartland, WI: 4.7 %Hartland, WI4.7Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.7Wausau, WI: 4.5 %Wausau, WI4.5Watertown, WI: 4.4 %Watertown, WI4.4Beaver Dam, WI: 4.3 %Beaver Dam, WI4.3Platteville, WI: 4.2 %Platteville, WI4.2Salem Lakes, WI: 4.2 %Salem Lakes, WI4.2Janesville, WI: 4.1 %Janesville, WI4.1Glendale, WI: 4.1 %Glendale, WI4.1Green Bay, WI: 4.1 %Green Bay, WI4.1Weston, WI: 4 %Weston, WI4West Allis, WI: 3.9 %West Allis, WI3.9Appleton, WI: 3.9 %Appleton, WI3.9Brown Deer, WI: 3.8 %Brown Deer, WI3.8Shorewood, WI: 3.8 %Shorewood, WI3.8Caledonia, WI: 3.8 %Caledonia, WI3.8Ashwaubenon, WI: 3.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI3.8Superior, WI: 3.7 %Superior, WI3.7Sussex, WI: 3.6 %Sussex, WI3.6Monroe, WI: 3.6 %Monroe, WI3.6Eau Claire, WI: 3.6 %Eau Claire, WI3.6Menomonie, WI: 3.6 %Menomonie, WI3.6La Crosse, WI: 3.5 %La Crosse, WI3.5West Bend, WI: 3.5 %West Bend, WI3.5Whitewater, WI: 3.5 %Whitewater, WI3.5South Milwaukee, WI: 3.5 %South Milwaukee, WI3.5Muskego, WI: 3.5 %Muskego, WI3.5Greenfield, WI: 3.5 %Greenfield, WI3.5Marinette, WI: 3.4 %Marinette, WI3.4Sheboygan, WI: 3.4 %Sheboygan, WI3.4Franklin, WI: 3.4 %Franklin, WI3.4Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 6.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4Beloit, WI: 6.1 %Beloit, WI6.1Racine, WI: 6 %Racine, WI6Milwaukee, WI: 5.9 %Milwaukee, WI5.9Baraboo, WI: 5.7 %Baraboo, WI5.7Chippewa Falls, WI: 5.4 %Chippewa Falls, WI5.4Kenosha, WI: 5.4 %Kenosha, WI5.4Fond du Lac, WI: 4.9 %Fond du Lac, WI4.9Stevens Point, WI: 4.9 %Stevens Point, WI4.9Hartland, WI: 4.7 %Hartland, WI4.7Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.7Wausau, WI: 4.5 %Wausau, WI4.5Watertown, WI: 4.4 %Watertown, WI4.4Beaver Dam, WI: 4.3 %Beaver Dam, WI4.3Platteville, WI: 4.2 %Platteville, WI4.2Salem Lakes, WI: 4.2 %Salem Lakes, WI4.2Janesville, WI: 4.1 %Janesville, WI4.1Glendale, WI: 4.1 %Glendale, WI4.1Green Bay, WI: 4.1 %Green Bay, WI4.1Weston, WI: 4 %Weston, WI4West Allis, WI: 3.9 %West Allis, WI3.9Appleton, WI: 3.9 %Appleton, WI3.9Brown Deer, WI: 3.8 %Brown Deer, WI3.8Shorewood, WI: 3.8 %Shorewood, WI3.8Caledonia, WI: 3.8 %Caledonia, WI3.8Ashwaubenon, WI: 3.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI3.8Superior, WI: 3.7 %Superior, WI3.7Sussex, WI: 3.6 %Sussex, WI3.6Monroe, WI: 3.6 %Monroe, WI3.6Eau Claire, WI: 3.6 %Eau Claire, WI3.6Menomonie, WI: 3.6 %Menomonie, WI3.6La Crosse, WI: 3.5 %La Crosse, WI3.5West Bend, WI: 3.5 %West Bend, WI3.5Whitewater, WI: 3.5 %Whitewater, WI3.5South Milwaukee, WI: 3.5 %South Milwaukee, WI3.5Muskego, WI: 3.5 %Muskego, WI3.5Greenfield, WI: 3.5 %Greenfield, WI3.5Marinette, WI: 3.4 %Marinette, WI3.4Sheboygan, WI: 3.4 %Sheboygan, WI3.4Franklin, WI: 3.4 %Franklin, WI3.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4-0.1 pts
2Beloit, WI6.1-1 pts
3Racine, WI6+0.2 pts
4Milwaukee, WI5.9-0.3 pts
5Baraboo, WI5.7+1.8 pts
6Chippewa Falls, WI5.4+1.2 pts
7Kenosha, WI5.4-0.9 pts
8Fond du Lac, WI4.9-0.2 pts
8Stevens Point, WI4.9-0.5 pts
10Hartland, WI4.70 pts
11Pleasant Prairie, WI4.7+0.6 pts
12Wausau, WI4.50 pts
13Watertown, WI4.4-1.1 pts
14Beaver Dam, WI4.3-1.8 pts
15Platteville, WI4.2+0.5 pts
16Salem Lakes, WI4.2+0.9 pts
17Janesville, WI4.1-0.7 pts
18Glendale, WI4.1+0.7 pts
19Green Bay, WI4.1+0.2 pts
20Weston, WI4+0.6 pts
21West Allis, WI3.9-0.3 pts
22Appleton, WI3.9-0.1 pts
23Brown Deer, WI3.8-0 pts
23Shorewood, WI3.8+1 pts
25Caledonia, WI3.8+1.2 pts
26Ashwaubenon, WI3.8-0.5 pts
27Superior, WI3.70 pts
28Sussex, WI3.6-0.1 pts
29Monroe, WI3.6+0.3 pts
30Eau Claire, WI3.6-0.3 pts
30Menomonie, WI3.6+0.2 pts
32La Crosse, WI3.5+0.5 pts
32West Bend, WI3.5-0.1 pts
34Whitewater, WI3.5-1.2 pts
35South Milwaukee, WI3.50 pts
36Muskego, WI3.5-0.4 pts
37Greenfield, WI3.5+0.1 pts
38Marinette, WI3.4-0.8 pts
39Sheboygan, WI3.4-0.3 pts
40Franklin, WI3.4-0.8 pts
41Menasha, WI3.3+0.1 pts
41River Falls, WI3.3+0.3 pts
43Burlington, WI3.2+0.2 pts
44Hartford, WI3.2+0.3 pts
45Whitefish Bay, WI3.2+0.2 pts
46Port Washington, WI3.1+0.5 pts
47Onalaska, WI3.1+0.3 pts
48Fort Atkinson, WI3.1-0.3 pts
49Bellevue, WI3.1-0.2 pts
50Mount Pleasant, WI3+0.4 pts
51Marshfield, WI3-0.2 pts
52Oshkosh, WI2.9-0.1 pts
53Waukesha, WI2.9+0.4 pts
54Brookfield, WI2.8-0.4 pts
55Manitowoc, WI2.80 pts
56Harrison, WI2.7+0.6 pts
57Neenah, WI2.7-0.3 pts
58New Berlin, WI2.6-0.2 pts
59Madison, WI2.6-0.1 pts
60Pewaukee, WI2.6-0.4 pts
61Little Chute, WI2.6-0.4 pts
62Greendale, WI2.5-0.5 pts
62Suamico, WI2.5+0.1 pts
64Stoughton, WI2.4+0.3 pts
65Howard, WI2.4-0.6 pts
66Allouez, WI2.3+1.2 pts
66Germantown, WI2.3+0.7 pts
68Cudahy, WI2.3-0.4 pts
69Middleton, WI2.3+0.2 pts
70Plover, WI2.3+0.5 pts
71Oconomowoc, WI2.2+0.1 pts
71Wauwatosa, WI2.2-0.2 pts
73New Richmond, WI2.2+0.7 pts
74DeForest, WI2.2-0 pts
75Kaukauna, WI2.2+0.2 pts
76Menomonee Falls, WI2.1-0.3 pts
76Reedsburg, WI2.1+0.1 pts
78Windsor, WI2+1.4 pts
79Greenville, WI2n/a
80Grafton, WI2-1.1 pts
81Waupun, WI2-0.3 pts
82Verona, WI1.9-1.3 pts
83Holmen, WI1.8-0.7 pts
84Sun Prairie, WI1.6-0.1 pts
85Mequon, WI1.6-0.1 pts
86De Pere, WI1.6-0.9 pts
87Oregon, WI1.5+0.3 pts
88Elkhorn, WI1.5+0.1 pts
89Cedarburg, WI1.5+0.5 pts
90Two Rivers, WI1.4-0.3 pts
91Fitchburg, WI1.4-0.1 pts
92Oak Creek, WI1.4-0.8 pts
93Fox Crossing, WI1.3-0.3 pts
94Waunakee, WI1.3-0.7 pts
95Richfield, WI1-0 pts
96Hudson, WI0.9+0.4 pts
97Hobart, WI0.2-0 pts

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Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Wisconsin Rapids, WI, with 6.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hobart, WI, with 0.2% in 2022.

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