Unemployment Rate in Milwaukee County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Milwaukee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Milwaukee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Milwaukee County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,876 | Kane County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,877 | San Miguel County, NM | 4.8% |
| #1,878 | Ashe County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,879 | Milwaukee County, WI | 4.8% |
| #1,880 | Yamhill County, OR | 4.8% |
| #1,881 | Dakota County, NE | 4.8% |
| #1,882 | Skagit County, WA | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,879 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Wisconsin, Milwaukee County ranks #68 of 72 out of 72 counties. This places it in the 42th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.