Wisconsin’s Employment Rate Up Slightly
July 18, 2019 6:39PM CDT
MADISON, WI (AP)–Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is up slightly after two months at a record low.
The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for June was 2.9%, up slightly from the 2.8% in April and May.
Those two months had matched the record low of 2.8% reached in April 2018. The state’s rate remains below the national average of 3.7%. Wisconsin lost 2,300 private sector jobs between May and June.
The state was still up 11,200 private sector jobs over the same point last year.
