May 27, 2020 – Washington Co., WI – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for April 2020.
The City of West Bend jumped from 2.9 in April 2019 to 15.5 in April 2020.
Washington County checked in at 13.5 percent unemployment in April 2020. That compares to 2.6 in April 2019.
In brief, the non-seasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows:
• Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary April 2020 unemployment rates increased in Wisconsin’s 12 metro areas over the month and over the year. Unemployment rates for April range from 11.8 percent in Madison to 17.0 percent in Janesville-Beloit
• Municipalities: Preliminary April 2020 unemployment rates increased in Wisconsin’s 34 largest cities over the month and over the year. Unemployment rates range from 9.9 percent in Fitchburg to 21.1 percent in Superior.
• Counties: Preliminary April 2020 unemployment rates increased in Wisconsin’s 72 counties over the month and over the year. Rates range from 9.7 percent in Lafayette to 26.2 percent in Iron and Menominee.
