The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for August 2024.
In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows that preliminary August unemployment rates:
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Decreased in all 12 metropolitan areas over the month and decreased in all 12 areas over the year;
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Decreased in all of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities over the month and decreased 34 cities over the year (the city of Janesville also achieved all-time low unemployment at 2.5%);
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Decreased in all 72 counties over the month and decreased in all 72 counties over the year (three counties, including Bayfield (2.8%), Door (1.9%), and Pepin (2.0%), achieved all-time low unemployment rates).
The data included above can be accessed here.
