The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for February.
In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows the preliminary February unemployment rates:
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Increased between 0.1 and 0.3 percentage points in 12 of the 13 metropolitan areas over the month and remained the same in one area over the month;
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Increased in all 13 metropolitan areas over the year;
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Stayed the same in five of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities over the month, decreased in one city — La Crosse — over the month and increased in the remaining 29 cities over the month;Â
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Increased in 33 cities over the year, remained the same in one city — Neenah — and decreased in La Crosse;
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Decreased in 10 counties over the month, stayed the same in four counties and increased in the remaining 58 counties; andÂ
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Decreased in four counties over the year, stayed the same in four counties and increased in the remaining 64 counties.
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The data included above can be accessed here.
