State Unemployment Drops to 12% in May
Friday, June 19th, 2020 -- 9:20 AM
(AP) -The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports that the state's unemployment rate dropped to 12% in May.The state's "safer at home" order closing most nonessential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic was in effect for two weeks that month before being struck down.
The 12% unemployment rate was down from the revised 13.6% rate in April. The national unemployment rate for May was 13.3%. Wisconsin added 72,100 private-sector jobs in May.
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