The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) on Thursday released preliminary June employment estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
These estimates showed that Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down to 3.2%, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.1%.
The state’s labor force participation rate ticked down to 65.1% in June, while the national rate decreased slightly to 62.3%, making Wisconsin’s participation rate 2.8 percentage points above the rest of the nation.
Wisconsin’s labor force decreased by 5,800 over the month and 17,800 over the year. The number of people employed decreased 2,500 over the month to 3,055,800 employed, down 25,500 over the year.
Total nonfarm jobs increased 5,500 over the month and 19,500 over the year to 3,055,000 jobs.
Additional information about the data above is available here.
