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On July 26th, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary June 2023 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 3.5%, which is higher than May’s final rate of 2.8% and April’s final rate 2.9%. One year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at 3.4%.

DWD said preliminary unemployment rates from May to June increased in all 72 counties. Year-over-year, rates in 57 counties decreased or stayed the same. Current rates range from 2.5% in Lafayette to 7.2% in Menominee.

Preliminary unemployment rates from May to June increased in all of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities. Year-over-year, the rates declined or stayed the same in 25 cities. Rates ranged from 2.7% in Muskego to 4.9% in Beloit.

The five counties with the lowest unemployment rates in June include Lafayette (2.5%), Clark (2.7%), Dane (2.8%), Door (also at 2.8%), and Green (also at 2.8%). Menomonee had the highest rate in June at 7.2%, followed by Iron (5.9%), Adams (5.0%), Forest (4.6%), and Douglas (4.4%).

St. Croix, Pierce, and Polk counties comprise Wisconsin’s Greater St. Croix Valley. In addition to St. Croix’s rate of 3.5%, June’s preliminary rate for both Pierce and Polk was 3.4%.

St. Croix and Pierce counties are included in the 15-county Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI metro area. The June 2023 unemployment rate for the Twin Cities was estimated at 3.3%, which is higher than May’s final rate of 2.9% and April’s final rate of 2.7%. The unemployment rate for the Twin Cities was 2.7% in June 2022.

Nearby Washington County in Minnesota reported a preliminary rate of 3.1% in June, while Dakota County, MN reported a rate of 3.2% and Chisago County, MN had a rate of 3.6%.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate for Wisconsin in June was estimated at 2.5%, which is higher than the final rate of 2.4% for both May and April. One year ago, the state’s seasonally adjusted rate was 2.9%.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate for Minnesota in June was estimated at 2.9%, which is the same as May’s final rate buy higher than April’s final rate of 2.8%. Minnesota’s seasonally-adjusted rate one year ago was 2.4%.

The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate in the U.S. for June was estimated at 3.6%, which is lower than May’s final rate of but higher than April’s final rate of 3.4%. One year ago, the U.S. rate (seasonally adjusted) was estimated at 3.6%.

Wisconsin’s preliminary (seasonally adjusted) labor force participation rate for June was estimated at 65.3%, which is higher than May’s final rate of 65.1% and April’s final rate of 64.8%. One year ago, Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate was 65.2%. The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) labor force participation rate for the U.S. in June was estimated at 62.6%, which is the same as the final rate for May and April. One year ago, the labor force participation rate in the U.S. was 62.2%.

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