Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 600 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2021.
Total employment in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN market declined by 2,190 jobs in January and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate increased by 31 bps over the same time to 6.8%.
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN unemployment rate is 281 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 20 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in January versus prior month by -0.1% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.5%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 17,200; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 15,600; -600
- Government: 8,900; -400
- Manufacturing: 8,200; -200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 6,300; -100
- Business Services: 5,500; -100
- Other Jobs: 4,300; no change
- Financial Services: 4,100; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,700; -300
- IT & Development: 800; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2021 (Data published March 2021 and reports created on March 25, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.