Unemployment Rate in Waukesha County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.3%
Rank #374/3,222 · #6 in WI
88th
Waukesha 2.3%
WI 3.2% -29.2%
US 5.3% -56.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Waukesha County's unemployment rate of 2.3% 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 Waukesha County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #371 | Harrison County, IA | 2.3% |
| #372 | Bland County, VA | 2.3% |
| #373 | King William County, VA | 2.3% |
| #374 | Waukesha County, WI | 2.3% |
| #375 | Greene County, IA | 2.3% |
| #376 | Trempealeau County, WI | 2.3% |
| #377 | Gallatin County, MT | 2.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Waukesha County, Wisconsin has a unemployment rate of 2.3%, ranking #374 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #6 of 72. This places it in the 88th 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.