Counties in Wisconsin by unemployment rate

Menominee County had the highest unemployment rate of 72 counties in September 2025, at 4.6%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median2.672 counties
Wisconsin3.1History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Menominee CountyMenominee County: 4.6 %4.6Iron CountyIron County: 3.6 %3.6Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 3.5 %3.5Adams CountyAdams County: 3.3 %3.3Rusk CountyRusk County: 3.3 %3.3Ashland CountyAshland County: 3.2 %3.2Forest CountyForest County: 3.2 %3.2Price CountyPrice County: 3.2 %3.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.1 %3.1Marinette CountyMarinette County: 3.1 %3.1Racine CountyRacine County: 3.1 %3.1Burnett CountyBurnett County: 3 %3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3 %3Florence CountyFlorence County: 3 %3Langlade CountyLanglade County: 3 %3Waushara CountyWaushara County: 3 %3Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 2.9 %2.9Marquette CountyMarquette County: 2.9 %2.9Polk CountyPolk County: 2.9 %2.9Rock CountyRock County: 2.9 %2.9Barron CountyBarron County: 2.8 %2.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.8 %2.8Juneau CountyJuneau County: 2.8 %2.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.8 %2.8Washburn CountyWashburn County: 2.8 %2.8Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 2.7 %2.7Grant CountyGrant County: 2.7 %2.7Sawyer CountySawyer County: 2.7 %2.7St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 2.7 %2.7Wood CountyWood County: 2.7 %2.7Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 2.6 %2.6Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.6 %2.6Green Lake CountyGreen Lake County: 2.6 %2.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.6 %2.6Oconto CountyOconto County: 2.6 %2.6Portage CountyPortage County: 2.6 %2.6Trempealeau CountyTrempealeau County: 2.6 %2.6Vilas CountyVilas County: 2.6 %2.6Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 2.6 %2.6Brown CountyBrown County: 2.5 %2.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Menominee County4.6+0.6 pts
2Iron County3.6+0.1 pts
3Milwaukee County3.5+0.2 pts
4Adams County3.3-0.2 pts
4Rusk County3.3+0.1 pts
6Ashland County3.2+0.6 pts
6Forest County3.2+0.2 pts
6Price County3.2-0.2 pts
9Douglas County3.1+0.3 pts
9Marinette County3.10 pts
9Racine County3.1+0.1 pts
12Burnett County3+0.1 pts
12Crawford County3+0.2 pts
12Florence County3-0.3 pts
12Langlade County3+0.1 pts
12Waushara County3+0.2 pts
17Kenosha County2.9+0.2 pts
17Marquette County2.9+0.3 pts
17Polk County2.90 pts
17Rock County2.9+0.2 pts
21Barron County2.8+0.1 pts
21Jackson County2.8+0.1 pts
21Juneau County2.8+0.1 pts
21Pierce County2.8+0.1 pts
21Washburn County2.8-0.4 pts
26Bayfield County2.7+0.1 pts
26Grant County2.7-0.2 pts
26Sawyer County2.7-0.1 pts
26St. Croix County2.7+0.2 pts
26Wood County2.7+0.1 pts
31Buffalo County2.6-0.2 pts
31Dunn County2.6+0.1 pts
31Green Lake County2.60 pts
31Lincoln County2.6+0.1 pts
31Oconto County2.6+0.1 pts
31Portage County2.6+0.1 pts
31Trempealeau County2.6+0.2 pts
31Vilas County2.6-0.1 pts
31Winnebago County2.6+0.2 pts
40Brown County2.5+0.2 pts
40Chippewa County2.5+0.1 pts
40Columbia County2.5+0.2 pts
40Eau Claire County2.5+0.1 pts
40Fond du Lac County2.5-0.1 pts
40Jefferson County2.5+0.2 pts
40La Crosse County2.5+0.2 pts
40Ozaukee County2.5+0.2 pts
40Richland County2.50 pts
40Shawano County2.50 pts
40Sheboygan County2.5+0.2 pts
40Taylor County2.5-0.1 pts
40Vernon County2.5+0.1 pts
40Washington County2.5+0.2 pts
40Waukesha County2.5+0.1 pts
40Waupaca County2.5+0.2 pts
56Manitowoc County2.40 pts
56Marathon County2.4+0.2 pts
56Monroe County2.4-0.1 pts
56Oneida County2.4-0.1 pts
56Outagamie County2.4+0.1 pts
56Walworth County2.40 pts
62Dane County2.3+0.1 pts
62Kewaunee County2.3+0.2 pts
62Pepin County2.30 pts
62Sauk County2.3+0.2 pts
66Calumet County2.2+0.1 pts
66Clark County2.2-0.2 pts
66Dodge County2.2-0.1 pts
66Door County2.20 pts
66Green County2.2+0.1 pts
66Iowa County2.20 pts
66Lafayette County2.2+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Menominee County, with 4.6% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Lafayette County, with 2.2% in September 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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