Wisconsin's Unemployment Rate Remains Below 3%
Friday, April 19th, 2019 -- 10:56 AM
(AP) -Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains at 2.9 percent for the second month in a row.The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin's unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in March. That is near the record-low of 2.8 percent reached in April last year. Prior to last year, Wisconsin's unemployment rate never dropped below 3 percent.
The state lost 4,500 private sector jobs between February and March, but was up 12,400 over the past 12 months.
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