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On July 27th, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary June 2022 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties and the 35 cities with populations greater than 25,000 residents. St. Croix County’s June rate was estimated at 3.1%, which is higher than May’s final rate of 2.5% and April’s final rate of 3.0%. One year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at 3.8%.

DWD said preliminary unemployment rates from May to June decreased or stayed the same in three (3) of the 72 counties. Rates declined in all 72 counties year-over-year. The current rates range from 2.6% in Lafayette to 7.6% in Menominee.

Preliminary unemployment rates from May to June decreased or stayed the same in one (1) of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities. Year-over-year the rates declined in all 35 cities. Rates ranged from 2.5% in Fitchburg to 5.4% in Milwaukee.

The five counties with the lowest unemployment rates in June include Lafayette (2.6%), Dane (2.7%), Clark (2.8%), Green (also at 2.8%), Calumet (2.2%), and Calumet (2.9%). Menominee had the highest rate in June at 7.6%, followed by Forest (5.3%), Iron (5.2%), Adams (5.1%), and Bayfield (4.9%).

St. Croix, Pierce, and Polk counties comprise Wisconsin’s Greater St. Croix Valley. In addition to St. Croix’s rate of 3.1%, June’s preliminary rate in Pierce was 3.2% and Polk’s rate was 3.3%.

St. Croix and Pierce counties are included in the 15-county Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI metro area. The June 2022 unemployment rate for the Twin Cities was estimated at 2.2%, which is higher than May’s final rate of 1.6% and April’s final rate of 1.5%. The unemployment rate in the Twin Cities was 3.9% in June 2021.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate for Wisconsin in June was estimated at 2.9%, which is the same as May’s final rate, but higher than April’s final rate of 2.8%. One year ago, the state’s seasonally adjusted rate was 4.0%.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate in Minnesota for June was estimated at 1.8%, which is lower than May’s final rate of 2.0% and April’s final rate of 2.2%. Minnesota’s seasonally-adjusted rate one year ago was 3.4%.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate in the U.S. for June was estimated at 3.6%, which is the same as the final rate for both May and April. One year ago, the U.S. rate (seasonally adjusted) was estimated at 5.9%.

Wisconsin’s preliminary (seasonally adjusted) labor force participation rate for June was estimated at 66.4%, which is lower than the final rate of 66.5% for both May and April. One year ago, Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate was also 66.7%. The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) labor force participation rate for the U.S. in June was estimated at 62.2%, which is lower than May’s final rate of 62.3% and the same as April’s final rate of 62.2%. One year ago, the labor force participation rate in the U.S. was 61.6%.

June’s estimates are preliminary and are subject to revision within the next few weeks.