Douglas County, WI monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Douglas County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of November 2022.

Douglas County had a 3.3% unemployment rate in November 2022, marking a 0.1% decrease from a month ago. Wisconsin reported a 3.3% unemployment rate in November, which is the 18th lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.5% but is still 0.4% lower than last year.

The unemployment rate in the Duluth, MN metropolitan area was 2.8%, which is 0.5% lower than Douglas County. Duluth has the 303th lowest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties
#1. Lake County, MN: 4.7%
#2. Bayfield County, WI: 4.1%
#3. Sawyer County, WI: 3.7%
#4. Burnett County, WI: 3.6%
#5. Pine County, MN: 3.5%
#6. Douglas County, WI: 3.3%
#7. Washburn County, WI: 3.1%
#8. St. Louis County, MN: 2.6%

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Wisconsin
#1. Menominee County: 4.8%
#2. Iron County: 4.6%
#3. Adams County: 4.5%
#4. Bayfield County: 4.1%
#4. Forest County: 4.1%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Wisconsin
#1. Dane County: 2.0%
#2. Calumet County: 2.1%
#2. Green County: 2.1%
#2. Iowa County: 2.1%
#2. Marathon County: 2.1%