The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released September employment numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and found the following:
Preliminary September 2026 unemployment rates decreased in all 13 metro areas over the month, but all increased compared to September 2025. Preliminary September 2026 unemployment rates decreased in all 35 of Wisconsin’s largest cities over the month. Year-over-year, Sheboygan was the only Wisconsin city in which rates decreased. Among the remainder, rates increased in 29 cities and stayed the same in 5. Preliminary Wisconsin September 2026 unemployment rates decreased in all 72 counties over the month while over the year, rates decreased in 4 counties, increased in 61, and stayed the same in the remaining 7.
Staying with statistics not seasonally adjusted, the Sheboygan Metropolitan Area workforce fell by 500 since August but grew 300 since September of 2025, with the number of total employed coming in at 63,500. That results in a 2.6% unemployment rate, down 0.3% from August and up 0.1% since September of 2025.
The City of Sheboygan also experienced a 2.6% unemployment rate in September, down from 3.0% in August and one-tenth lower than September of last year.
Sheboygan County displayed the same 2.6% unemployment rate last month, down from 2.9% in August, and 0.1% lower than September of 2025.
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