Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.5%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.2 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |