Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.7% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in April 2022.
Total employment in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN market declined by 205 jobs in March and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 2.7%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 39 bps over the same time to 3.8%.
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN unemployment rate is 105 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 120 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in March versus prior month by 10% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.1% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 16,700; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 15,400; no change
- Government: 10,100; no change
- Manufacturing: 8,800; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 7,400; +100
- Business Services: 6,000; no change
- Financial Services: 4,700; no change
- Other Jobs: 4,400; no change
- Construction, Mining: 2,800; +100
- IT & Development: 700; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through March 2022 (Data published April 2022 and reports created on April 27, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.