Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), announced Wisconsin achieved new record highs for employment and total nonfarm jobs during June 2024, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The new record for total employment, released today by DWD, breaks the record announced last month for May data.
Preliminary employment estimates for June 2024 showed Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.9%, which is more than a full percentage point below the national unemployment rate of 4.1% in June. The state’s labor force participation rate was 65.5% in June while the national rate was 62.5%.
Wisconsin’s labor force decreased by 100 workers over the month and increased 4,000 over the year. The number of people employed increased 600 over the month to a record-high 3,048,600 employed.
Total nonfarm jobs increased 9,400 over the month and increased 30,900 over the year to a record 3,048,000 jobs. Private sector jobs also increased, adding 6,700 over the month and 25,100 over the year to a record-high 2,639,000 private jobs.
Additional information about the data is available at Wisconomy.com.
