Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.1% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN market declined by 806 jobs in August and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 3.1%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 38 bps over the same time to 5.3%.
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN unemployment rate is 219 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 170 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in August versus prior month by 3.8% and are equal compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.3%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 17,200; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 15,900; no change
- Manufacturing: 8,500; no change
- Government: 7,800; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 7,100; -200
- Business Services: 6,000; no change
- Other Jobs: 4,400; no change
- Financial Services: 4,000; no change
- Construction, Mining: 3,300; no change
- IT & Development: 800; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through August 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 29, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.