Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.5% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which gained 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2022.
Total employment in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN market declined by 447 jobs in August and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 2.5%. The national unemployment rate stayed flat over the same time period at 3.8%.
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN unemployment rate is 129 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 30 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 3.9% and are down 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: 16,800; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 15,300; +100
- Manufacturing: 9,000; +100
- Government: 7,900; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 7,700; -100
- Business Services: 6,100; -100
- Financial Services: 4,600; -100
- Other Jobs: 4,400; no change
- Construction, Mining: 3,100; no change
- IT & Development: 700; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through August 2022 (Data published September 2022 and reports created on September 28, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.