Unemployment rates decreased in two Wisconsin metropolitan areas over the month — Eau Claire and Racine — and increased in the remaining 11 in May, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin also shows that preliminary May unemployment rates:
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Increased in all 13 of the metropolitan areas over the year;
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Decreased in three of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities over the month, increased in 30 and stayed the same in two — Janesville and Kenosha;
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Increased in all 35 cities over the year;
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Decreased in 37 counties over the month, increased in 28 and stayed the same in seven; and
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Decreased in two counties over the year and increased in the remaining 70 counties.
Additional information about the data above is available here.
