MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting July 2026 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

  • Employment – There were 3,036,800 people employed in Wisconsin, up 6,600 over the month and up 26,500 over the year.
  • Labor Force – The state’s labor force participation rate stayed at 64.5% which is 3.1 percentage points above the national rate of 61.4%.
  • Nonfarm Jobs – The total nonfarm jobs in the state were 3,042,900, an increase of 1,200 over last month.
  • Unemployment – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.3%, which is 0.8 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.1%

Link to report: https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fdwd.wisconsin.gov%2Fpress%2Funemployment%2F2026%2F260820-july-state.pdf/1/010001a0201ee6fb-4b614b14-2e63-4b81-8e76-e6f7ea014c85-000000/QVUwOWGOSYPB_-QSraWhnb3bJGBE5jzy8J3DOsfvS14=452