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Employment rate in Wisconsin
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
2 of 51 · Regions of United States
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
78.6%
+0.6 pp
since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024
2 of 51
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+3.1 pp
vs United States
+8.3 pp
United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Wisconsin · United States
+3.1 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2000
2010
2015
2024
Wisconsin
United States
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
Compared with Employment rate · percent
Wisconsin
78.6%
United States
70.3%
Source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance Wisconsin · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
78.6% · 2024
First value
80.4% · 2000
Highest
80.4% · 2000
Lowest
73.2% · 2020
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Wisconsin | Change | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.6% | +0.6 pp | 70.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +3.0 pp | 70.9% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | −0.7 pp | 70.0% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | +2.5 pp | 67.7% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | −2.4 pp | 67.1% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | −1.2 pp | 70.1% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | −1.4 pp | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +1.6 pp | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +1.2 pp | 68.1% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | −0.1 pp | 67.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.6 pp | 68.1% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | −0.1 pp | 67.4% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | −0.2 pp | 67.1% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.8 pp | 66.6% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | −0.4 pp | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | −3.5 pp | 67.6% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | −0.1 pp | 70.9% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | −0.7 pp | 71.8% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.6 pp | 72.0% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | −0.4 pp | 71.5% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.1 pp | 71.2% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | −0.4 pp | 71.2% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | −2.0 pp | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | −0.2 pp | 73.1% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | 74.2% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United States
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Alabama | 64.3% | |
| 41 | Alaska | 64.6% | |
| 19 | Arizona | 70.2% | |
| 46 | Arkansas | 63.7% | |
| 40 | California | 64.6% | |
| 9 | Colorado | 72.8% | |
| 29 | Connecticut | 68.6% | |
| 22 | Delaware | 69.7% | |
| 12 | District of Columbia | 71.8% | |
| 30 | Florida | 68.1% | |
| 34 | Georgia | 67.4% | |
| 44 | Hawaii | 63.9% | |
| 15 | Idaho | 71.2% | |
| 23 | Illinois | 69.6% | |
| 25 | Indiana | 69.5% | |
| 5 | Iowa | 75.5% | |
| 8 | Kansas | 73.0% | |
| 45 | Kentucky | 63.7% | |
| 49 | Louisiana | 62.4% | |
| 26 | Maine | 69.4% | |
| 16 | Maryland | 70.5% | |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 71.3% | |
| 37 | Michigan | 65.8% | |
| 4 | Minnesota | 75.5% | |
| 51 | Mississippi | 60.2% | |
| 17 | Missouri | 70.5% | |
| 11 | Montana | 72.2% | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 78.2% | |
| 47 | Nevada | 63.6% | |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 72.7% | |
| 31 | New Jersey | 68.1% | |
| 50 | New Mexico | 62.1% | |
| 43 | New York | 64.2% | |
| 39 | North Carolina | 64.9% | |
| 6 | North Dakota | 74.8% | |
| 28 | Ohio | 68.8% | |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 66.6% | |
| 20 | Oregon | 70.2% | |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 68.0% | |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 69.4% | |
| 38 | South Carolina | 65.4% | |
| 2 | South Dakota | 77.5% | |
| 33 | Tennessee | 67.8% | |
| 36 | Texas | 66.1% | |
| 7 | Utah | 73.6% | |
| 18 | Vermont | 70.3% | |
| 24 | Virginia | 69.6% | |
| 21 | Washington | 69.7% | |
| 48 | West Virginia | 63.3% | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 75.7% | |
| 13 | Wyoming | 71.3% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
What it means
The share of working-age people who have a job.
How it is calculated
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Wisconsin in numbers
GDP per person
$76,044
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$76,044
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.2%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
2.9%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Labour force
3.1M
2025
Household income per person
$60,040
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States