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Lowest unemployment, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 2.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson, WI, up 114 places to #23.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲35Rothschild, WIWI5,6270.3%−1.7 pts

02▲86Holmen, WIWI12,1050.3%−3.1 pts

03▲1Fox Point, WIWI6,5830.4%−0.2 pts

04▼3Hobart, WIWI11,6740.5%+0.3 pts

05▼3Elm Grove, WIWI6,3540.7%+0.4 pts

06Greenville, WIWI13,3880.8%–

07▲64Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9300.9%−2.0 pts

08▲99Shawano, WIWI9,6930.9%−3.1 pts

09▲18Summit, WIWI5,3230.9%−0.9 pts

10▲27Milton, WIWI6,0240.9%−1.1 pts

11▼1Rhinelander, WIWI8,2421.0%−0.2 pts

12▲41Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3201.0%−1.4 pts

13Union Grove, WIWI5,3701.2%−0.3 pts

14▲44Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4131.2%−1.4 pts

15Waukesha, WIWI8,5071.2%–

16▲48Oak Creek, WIWI38,2961.3%−1.4 pts

17▲40Elkhorn, WIWI10,0451.3%−1.2 pts

18▲11Richfield, WIWI11,7851.3%−0.4 pts

19Vernon, WIWI7,4641.4%–

20▼14Windsor, WIWI10,0851.4%+0.8 pts

21Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.4%−0.2 pts

22▼3Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3961.4%−0.2 pts

23▲114Jackson, WIWI8,3221.5%−3.9 pts

24▲38Delafield, WIWI7,3141.5%−1.1 pts

25▲72Verona, WIWI16,8211.6%−2.1 pts

26▲21De Pere, WIWI25,5901.7%−0.5 pts

27▲22Two Rivers, WIWI11,2221.7%−0.6 pts

28▲20Port Washington, WIWI12,6581.7%−0.6 pts

29▲12Weston, WIWI15,9311.7%−0.4 pts

30Stoughton, WIWI13,2561.9%+0.1 pts

31▲24Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2911.9%−0.6 pts

32▲7Fitchburg, WIWI34,6151.9%−0.2 pts

33▲10Allouez, WIWI13,8382.0%−0.1 pts

34▲60Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3842.0%−1.4 pts

35▲80Muskego, WIWI25,6022.0%−2.2 pts

36▲8Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4082.1%−0.1 pts

37▼23Waterford, WIWI6,0252.1%+0.6 pts

38▼15Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.1%+0.4 pts

39▲15Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6492.1%−0.3 pts

40▼6Germantown, WIWI21,0502.1%+0.2 pts

41▲51Bellevue, WIWI16,7762.1%−1.3 pts

42▲34Greendale, WIWI14,4262.1%−0.8 pts

43▼10Oregon, WIWI12,0152.2%+0.3 pts

44▲33New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.2%−0.8 pts

45▲42Neenah, WIWI27,6382.2%−1.1 pts

46▲21Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1192.2%−0.5 pts

47▼25Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.3%+0.6 pts

48▲52Berlin, WIWI5,5882.3%−1.6 pts

49▼34Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2272.3%+0.8 pts

50▼47Lake Mills, WIWI6,6552.4%+1.8 pts

51▲14Grafton, WIWI13,3892.4%−0.4 pts

52▲26Waupun, WIWI11,1502.4%−0.7 pts

53▼46DeForest, WIWI13,0942.4%+1.4 pts

54▲21Cudahy, WIWI17,6552.4%−0.6 pts

55▲18Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.4%−0.5 pts

56▼36Monona, WIWI8,6642.5%+0.9 pts

57▲42Greenfield, WIWI37,1592.5%−1.4 pts

58▼26Howard, WIWI22,2332.5%+0.6 pts

59▲32Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.5%−0.9 pts

60▼14Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4892.6%+0.4 pts

61▼2Pewaukee, WIWI16,3752.6%0.0 pts

62▼51Reedsburg, WIWI10,6412.6%+1.3 pts

63▼45Mequon, WIWI25,1202.6%+1.0 pts

64▼3Evansville, WIWI5,8372.6%0.0 pts

65▲5Madison, WIWI286,2332.7%−0.2 pts

66▲56Jefferson, WIWI7,8142.7%−1.8 pts

67▲12Waukesha, WIWI70,8722.7%−0.4 pts

68▼16Ripon, WIWI7,7382.7%+0.3 pts

69▼27Suamico, WIWI13,1532.7%+0.6 pts

70▲47Sheboygan, WIWI49,3762.7%−1.5 pts

71▼54Harrison, WIWI14,4922.8%+1.2 pts

72▲64Altoona, WIWI9,3762.8%−2.7 pts

73▲9Oshkosh, WIWI67,4602.8%−0.4 pts

74▲12Marshfield, WIWI18,9802.8%−0.5 pts

75▲14Hartford, WIWI16,0052.8%−0.6 pts

76▲19Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3982.8%−0.7 pts

77▼21New London, WIWI7,7262.8%+0.3 pts

78▲34Kimberly, WIWI7,5562.8%−1.3 pts

79▲52Baraboo, WIWI13,2242.9%−2.3 pts

80▼75New Richmond, WIWI10,9882.9%+2.3 pts

81▼50St. Francis, WIWI8,9552.9%+1.0 pts

82▼42Middleton, WIWI23,1153.0%+0.9 pts

83▼67Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.0%+1.5 pts

84▼16Pewaukee, WIWI8,2163.0%+0.3 pts

85Lisbon, WIWI11,1503.0%–

86▼62Glendale, WIWI14,7953.1%+1.4 pts

87▲22Sussex, WIWI12,7793.1%−0.9 pts

88▼19Shorewood, WIWI13,4743.2%+0.3 pts

89▲7Superior, WIWI26,3973.2%−0.5 pts

90▼9West Bend, WIWI32,2683.2%0.0 pts

91▲15Caledonia, WIWI25,2293.2%−0.8 pts

92▲50Rice Lake, WIWI8,8823.2%−2.4 pts

93▼30Burlington, WIWI10,9513.2%+0.5 pts

94▲30Menasha, WIWI18,3853.2%−1.4 pts

95▲8Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9173.2%−0.7 pts

96▲33Delavan, WIWI9,2283.3%−1.5 pts

97▼12West Salem, WIWI5,2883.3%0.0 pts

98▼26River Falls, WIWI17,9163.3%+0.4 pts

99▲17Eau Claire, WIWI72,4653.4%−0.8 pts

100▲18Franklin, WIWI36,6873.4%−0.9 pts

101▲3Onalaska, WIWI20,2973.4%−0.5 pts

102McFarland, WIWI9,1453.4%−0.5 pts

103▲8Appleton, WIWI75,4523.5%−0.6 pts

104▼78Plover, WIWI14,2743.5%+1.7 pts

105▼80Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%+1.8 pts

106▼98Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.6%+2.5 pts

107▲33Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.6%−1.9 pts

108▲2South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1913.6%−0.4 pts

109▼11Green Bay, WIWI106,6753.7%−0.1 pts

110▼26Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.7%+0.4 pts

111▼6La Crosse, WIWI50,7843.7%−0.3 pts

112▼19Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5423.7%+0.3 pts

113▲28Bloomfield, WIWI6,3693.7%−1.9 pts

114▲29Ashland, WIWI7,9273.7%−2.0 pts

115▲5Portage, WIWI9,9563.7%−0.6 pts

116▼15Marinette, WIWI11,1683.8%−0.1 pts

117▼108Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6874.0%+2.8 pts

118▲36Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3384.0%−4.3 pts

119▼74Tichigan, WIWI5,0524.0%+1.8 pts

120▼6Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2934.0%−0.2 pts

121West Allis, WIWI60,1194.1%−0.3 pts

122▲1Janesville, WIWI66,9294.1%−0.5 pts

123▲10Edgerton, WIWI6,1214.1%−1.2 pts

124▼16Merrill, WIWI9,3894.2%+0.2 pts

125▼75Sparta, WIWI9,9744.2%+1.9 pts

126▲8Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2714.2%−1.1 pts

127▲17Mayville, WIWI5,1844.3%−1.4 pts

128▲4Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8184.3%−1.0 pts

129▼46Monroe, WIWI10,5814.3%+1.1 pts

130▼50Tomah, WIWI9,6004.3%+1.2 pts

131▼3Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5414.4%−0.4 pts

132▼6Stevens Point, WIWI26,3774.4%−0.2 pts

133▼3Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.5%−0.6 pts

134▼106Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3884.5%+2.7 pts

135▼84Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2534.5%+2.2 pts

136▲11Kenosha, WIWI99,2394.5%−2.3 pts

137▲14Antigo, WIWI8,0604.5%−2.6 pts

138▲10Plymouth, WIWI8,8214.5%−2.3 pts

139▼101Richland Center, WIWI5,0204.6%+2.5 pts

140▼21Hartland, WIWI10,7404.8%+0.5 pts

141▼129Columbus, WIWI5,4004.9%+3.6 pts

142▼15Platteville, WIWI11,8154.9%+0.2 pts

143▼30Wausau, WIWI40,1884.9%+0.8 pts

144▼84Brown Deer, WIWI12,8215.0%+2.4 pts

145▼10Watertown, WIWI22,7045.3%−0.1 pts

146▲7Beloit, WIWI36,6495.3%−2.4 pts

147▼22Whitewater, WIWI16,0385.3%+0.7 pts

148▲7Bristol, WIWI5,3005.3%−6.3 pts

149▼10Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2805.4%−0.1 pts

150▼76Slinger, WIWI6,4955.5%+2.6 pts

151▼116Waupaca, WIWI6,3525.6%+3.7 pts

152▼86Menomonie, WIWI16,6645.8%+3.1 pts

153▼4Sturtevant, WIWI6,8525.8%−1.2 pts

154▼16Racine, WIWI77,9086.1%+0.6 pts

155▼10Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.2%−0.2 pts

156▼66Dodgeville, WIWI5,0766.6%+3.1 pts

157▼5Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6546.6%−0.7 pts

158▼8North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4258.2%+1.2 pts

159▼13Somers, WIWI8,1718.4%+1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES