The U.S. reduced unemployment to record lows last year, though it has experienced fluctuations and an overall rise since then. Most recently, the job market continued to falter, with new unemployment claims increasing by 2.7% week-over-week on Sept. 23.
To identify where unemployment claims are increasing the most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on changes in unemployment claims for several key benchmark weeks. It also considered the number of claims per 100,000 people in the labor force.
Wisconsin’s unemployment claims increased 16th-most in the nation since last week, increasing by 4.6% over the previous week, by 12.57% over the same week in 2023, and by 8.5% year-to-date as compared to the same period of 2023. The state saw 104 unemployment claims per 100,000 people in the labor force.
