Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Fond du Lac, WI MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Wisconsin core CPI inflation at 3.9% against 4.2% forecast wage growth
State of Working Wisconsin / COWS — September 2026 wage-vs-inflation report
This Month's Takeaways
Fond du Lac employment remains below 2019 pre-pandemic levels
Wisconsin Department of Revenue — MSA Outlook report, September 2025
Local Economic Conditions
Fond du Lac MSA averaged 50 job losses per month in 2026
USA Facts — 2026 year-to-date metro employment trend
Fond du Lac MSA unemployment rate at 3.2% in August 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — BLS Economy at a Glance, published September 18, 2026
Looking Ahead
Wisconsin lost 8,100 jobs since November 2024 employment peak
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — Statewide nonfarm payroll trend, Nov 2024-July 2026
Wisconsin employers filed 56 WARN notices in 2026 affecting 3,914 workers
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — 2026 WARN Act notice tracking
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison