The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Wednesday released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for March.
In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows that preliminary March unemployment rates:
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Decreased in 11 of the 13 metropolitan areas over the month, remained the same in Milwaukee-Waukesha and increased in Eau Claire;
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Increased in 12 metropolitan areas and remained the same in one metropolitan area over the year;
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Stayed the same in 12 of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities over the month, decreased in 19 cities and increased in four cities;
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Increased in 23 cities over the year, remained the same in five cities and decreased in seven cities;
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Decreased in 54 counties over the month, stayed the same in seven counties and increased in the remaining 11 counties;
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Reached a historic low unemployment rate of 5.2 percentage points in Sawyer County over the month; and
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Decreased in four counties over the year, stayed the same in 11 counties and increased in the remaining 57 counties.
The data included above can be accessed here.
