Ashland County, WI monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Ashland County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Ashland County had a 3.5% unemployment rate in April 2023, holding steady from a month ago. Wisconsin reported a 2.4% unemployment rate in May, which is the ninth lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Wisconsin
#1. Iron County: 6.2%
#2. Menominee County: 5.7%
#3. Forest County: 5.1%
#4. Vilas County: 4.8%
#5. Burnett County: 4.7%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Wisconsin
#1. Lafayette County: 1.5%
#2. Calumet County: 1.6%
#2. Dane County: 1.6%
#2. Iowa County: 1.6%
#5. Green County: 1.7%