Unemployment Rate in Forest County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #614/3,222 · #30 in WI
81th
Forest 2.9%
WI 3.2% -11.0%
US 5.3% -45.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Forest County's unemployment rate of 2.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Forest County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #611 | Gloucester County, VA | 2.9% |
| #612 | Crockett County, TN | 2.9% |
| #613 | Price County, WI | 2.9% |
| #614 | Forest County, WI | 2.9% |
| #615 | Brown County, MN | 2.9% |
| #616 | Morgan County, MO | 2.9% |
| #617 | Banks County, GA | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Forest County, Wisconsin has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #614 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #30 of 72. This places it in the 81th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.