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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Wisconsin after looking at the best places in Wisconsin a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Wisconsin, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Badger State are:
Merrill Manitowoc Wausau Racine Wisconsin Rapids Green Bay Chippewa Falls Marshfield Milwaukee Whitewater
Read on to see how we did it.
For more WI reading, check out:
How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Badger State
After getting the data for every place in Wisconsin, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Wisconsin To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Merrill
Population: 9,638Recent Job Growth: -0.72%Future Job Growth: 30.90%
2. Manitowoc
Population: 33,646Recent Job Growth: -0.62%Future Job Growth: 31.40%
3. Wausau
Population: 39,158Recent Job Growth: 0.32%Future Job Growth: 32.90%
4. Racine
Population: 78,878Recent Job Growth: 0.94%Future Job Growth: 31.70%
5. Wisconsin Rapids
Population: 18,289Recent Job Growth: -0.03%Future Job Growth: 33.40%
6. Green Bay
Population: 104,226Recent Job Growth: 0.66%Future Job Growth: 33.70%
7. Chippewa Falls
Population: 13,673Recent Job Growth: 0.33%Future Job Growth: 34.40%
8. Marshfield
Population: 18,655Recent Job Growth: -0.03%Future Job Growth: 33.40%
9. Milwaukee
Population: 594,328Recent Job Growth: 1.15%Future Job Growth: 33.90%
10. Whitewater
Population: 14,385Recent Job Growth: 0.27%Future Job Growth: 34.60%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Merrill took the “top” spot as the worst city in Wisconsin for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Wisconsin, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Wisconsin To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
merrill 1
9,638
-0.72%
30.90%
manitowoc 2
33,646
-0.62%
31.40%
wausau 3
39,158
0.32%
32.90%
racine 4
78,878
0.94%
31.70%
wisconsin rapids 5
18,289
-0.03%
33.40%
green bay 6
104,226
0.66%
33.70%
chippewa falls 7
13,673
0.33%
34.40%
marshfield 8
18,655
-0.03%
33.40%
milwaukee 9
594,328
1.15%
33.90%
whitewater 10
14,385
0.27%
34.60%
two rivers 11
11,702
-0.62%
32.70%
shawano 12
9,256
0.68%
34.60%
burlington 13
10,492
0.94%
34.50%
oshkosh 14
66,046
0.66%
35.30%
watertown 15
23,838
0.52%
34.90%
baraboo 16
12,011
0.43%
35.00%
fort atkinson 17
12,401
0.52%
34.90%
elkhorn 18
9,983
0.27%
34.60%
mount pleasant racine
19
26,068
0.95%
34.30%
mount pleasant 20
26,068
0.94%
34.50%
appleton 21
72,575
0.94%
35.20%
weston 22
14,786
0.32%
34.80%
eau claire 23
65,860
0.33%
35.50%
west bend 24
31,200
1.15%
35.10%
marinette 25
10,943
1.23%
35.20%
cudahy 26
18,251
1.15%
35.30%
st. francis
27
9,365
1.15%
35.30%
south milwaukee 28
21,119
1.15%
35.30%
caledonia 29
24,654
0.94%
34.50%
beloit 30
36,943
2.28%
35.40%
sparta 31
9,538
0.71%
36.00%
menasha 32
17,213
0.65%
35.90%
neenah 33
25,529
0.65%
35.90%
waupun 34
11,362
1.03%
35.90%
beaver dam 35
16,215
1.03%
35.90%
sheboygan 36
49,308
1.08%
36.10%
brown deer 37
11,980
1.15%
35.30%
glendale 38
12,861
1.15%
35.30%
greendale 39
14,085
1.15%
35.30%
kenosha 40
99,297
1.22%
35.30%
shorewood 41
13,154
1.15%
35.30%
waukesha 42
70,593
1.15%
35.80%
ashwaubenon 43
17,039
0.66%
36.10%
de pere 44
23,796
0.66%
36.10%
grand chute 45
20,960
0.95%
36.30%
bellevue 46
14,482
0.66%
36.10%
kaukauna 47
15,422
0.95%
36.30%
west allis 48
60,334
1.16%
36.10%
bellevue 49
14,482
0.66%
36.10%
howard 50
17,564
0.66%
36.10%
whitefish bay 51
14,063
1.15%
35.30%
portage 52
10,267
1.20%
36.60%
little chute 53
10,447
0.95%
36.30%
fond du lac 54
43,027
1.26%
36.10%
greenfield 55
36,657
1.15%
36.90%
janesville 56
63,586
2.27%
37.30%
allouez 57
14,056
0.66%
36.10%
somers 58
9,563
1.22%
36.00%
salem kenosha
59
12,011
1.22%
36.00%
stevens point 60
26,673
1.74%
37.80%
suamico 61
11,301
0.66%
36.10%
greenville 62
10,309
0.95%
36.30%
river falls 63
14,986
0.96%
37.60%
hartford 64
14,104
1.15%
37.10%
suamico 65
11,301
0.66%
36.10%
pleasant prairie 66
19,658
1.22%
36.00%
la crosse 67
51,398
1.74%
38.20%
germantown 68
19,756
1.15%
37.10%
menomonie 69
16,192
2.27%
39.30%
monroe 70
10,835
2.98%
40.60%
hudson 71
12,732
0.96%
37.60%
oconomowoc 72
15,667
1.15%
37.30%
sussex 73
10,489
1.15%
37.30%
plover 74
12,079
1.74%
37.80%
richfield 75
11,305
1.15%
37.10%
platteville 76
11,170
2.66%
40.50%
menomonee falls 77
35,595
1.15%
37.40%
harrison calumet
78
10,701
0.95%
37.50%
muskego 79
24,118
1.15%
37.30%
grafton 80
11,457
1.15%
37.70%
oak creek 81
34,190
1.15%
37.40%
richfield washington
82
11,305
1.15%
37.10%
new berlin 83
39,621
1.15%
37.50%
lisbon waukesha
84
10,174
1.15%
37.30%
port washington 85
11,261
1.15%
37.70%
caledonia racine
86
24,654
0.94%
38.80%
cedarburg 87
11,425
1.15%
37.70%
franklin 88
35,236
1.15%
37.70%
wauwatosa 89
46,457
1.16%
37.70%
sun prairie 90
29,274
1.20%
37.80%
madison 91
234,586
1.20%
38.70%
fitchburg 92
25,222
1.20%
38.60%
brookfield 93
38,015
1.16%
37.50%
stoughton 94
12,695
1.20%
38.60%
middleton 95
17,589
1.20%
38.60%
mequon 96
23,164
1.15%
37.70%
onalaska 97
17,740
1.74%
39.10%
verona 98
10,632
1.20%
38.60%
oregon 99
9,269
1.20%
38.60%
waunakee 100
12,142
1.20%
38.60%
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