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La Crosse

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2026
County Employment and Wages in Minnesota — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026
County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages For Nurses In Minnesota’s Metropolitan Area — May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in La Crosse-Onalaska — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Economy at a Glance:

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)91.4	(2)91.3	90.2	91.5	91.2	(p)90.9
Employment(1)		(2)89.0	(2)88.7	86.8	87.8	87.9	(p)88.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.4	(2)2.7	3.4	3.7	3.3	(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.6	(2)2.9	3.8	4.0	3.7	(p)3.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		89.1	89.0	86.9	87.8	87.7	(p)88.6
12-month % change		-0.4	0.2	1.2	0.3	0.1	(p)-0.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)4.0
12-month % change		2.6	2.6	8.6	8.6	5.6	(p)5.3
Manufacturing(4)		9.4	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.1	(p)9.2
12-month % change		-1.1	-2.1	-2.1	-3.2	-4.2	(p)-4.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		18.0	18.0	17.5	17.5	17.3	(p)17.3
12-month % change		-1.6	-2.7	-2.2	-2.2	-3.4	(p)-3.9
Information(4)		0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		-10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		6.9	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	(p)6.8
12-month % change		1.5	3.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)-1.4
Education and Health Services(4)		20.9	21.2	21.3	21.3	21.3	(p)21.4
12-month % change		2.5	3.9	6.0	3.9	3.4	(p)4.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		8.6	8.4	8.1	8.1	8.2	(p)8.5
12-month % change		-1.1	-2.3	0.0	-2.4	0.0	(p)-2.3
Other Services(4)		4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	(p)4.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	4.3	2.1	2.1	(p)0.0
Government(4)		12.3	12.3	11.2	12.2	12.2	(p)12.3
12-month % change		-3.9	0.0	-1.8	-0.8	0.0	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary