# Counties in Wisconsin by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 72 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/wisconsin-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/wisconsin-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Menominee County | 5.8 |
| 2 | Iron County | 5.1 |
| 3 | Adams County | 4.8 |
| 4 | Milwaukee County | 4.4 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 4.2 |
| 5 | Marinette County | 4.2 |
| 5 | Rusk County | 4.2 |
| 8 | Racine County | 4.1 |
| 9 | Burnett County | 4 |
| 9 | Langlade County | 4 |
| 9 | Washburn County | 4 |
| 12 | Bayfield County | 3.8 |
| 12 | Forest County | 3.8 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 3.8 |
| 15 | Price County | 3.7 |
| 15 | Rock County | 3.7 |
| 17 | Ashland County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Florence County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Juneau County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Kenosha County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Marquette County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Polk County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Sawyer County | 3.6 |
| 17 | Wood County | 3.6 |
| 25 | Barron County | 3.5 |
| 25 | Buffalo County | 3.5 |
| 25 | Crawford County | 3.5 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 3.5 |
| 25 | Vilas County | 3.5 |
| 30 | Green Lake County | 3.4 |
| 30 | Oconto County | 3.4 |
| 30 | Pierce County | 3.4 |
| 30 | St. Croix County | 3.4 |
| 34 | Shawano County | 3.3 |
| 34 | Waushara County | 3.3 |
| 34 | Winnebago County | 3.3 |
| 37 | Chippewa County | 3.2 |
| 37 | Dunn County | 3.2 |
| 37 | Fond du Lac County | 3.2 |
| 37 | Grant County | 3.2 |
| 37 | Manitowoc County | 3.2 |
| 37 | Trempealeau County | 3.2 |
| 43 | Brown County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Columbia County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Eau Claire County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Oneida County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Outagamie County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Ozaukee County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Portage County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Waukesha County | 3.1 |
| 43 | Waupaca County | 3.1 |
| 52 | Marathon County | 3 |
| 52 | Richland County | 3 |
| 52 | Taylor County | 3 |
| 52 | Walworth County | 3 |
| 52 | Washington County | 3 |
| 57 | Dane County | 2.9 |
| 57 | La Crosse County | 2.9 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 2.9 |
| 57 | Sheboygan County | 2.9 |
| 61 | Calumet County | 2.8 |
| 61 | Dodge County | 2.8 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 2.8 |
| 61 | Pepin County | 2.8 |
| 61 | Sauk County | 2.8 |
| 61 | Vernon County | 2.8 |
| 67 | Clark County | 2.7 |
| 67 | Door County | 2.7 |
| 69 | Green County | 2.6 |
| 69 | Iowa County | 2.6 |
| 69 | Kewaunee County | 2.6 |
| 72 | Lafayette County | 2.5 |