MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced 3,053,700 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to April 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Preliminary employment estimates for April 2025 showed Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.3% over last month, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. The state’s labor force participation rate ticked down to 65.5% in April while the national rate increased slightly to 62.6%, marking Wisconsin’s participation rate 2.9 percentage points above the rest of the nation.
- Place of Residence Data: Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was 3.3% in April, 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4.2%. Wisconsin’s labor force decreased by 4,900 over the month but is up 900 over the year. The number of people employed decreased 5,400 over the month to 3,066,500 employed, down 9,900 over the year.
- Place of Work Data: Total nonfarm jobs decreased 1,500 over the month and increased 15,100 over the year to 3,053,700 jobs.
Additional information about the data included in the release is available at Wisconomy.com.
