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 January.
In brief, the nonseasonally-adjusted data for Wisconsin show that preliminary January unemployment rates:
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Increased between 0.4 and 1.1 percentage points in all 13 metropolitan areas over the month and rose in all of the same areas over the year;
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Stayed the same in one of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities, Mequon, over the month while increasing in the remaining 34 cities, and rose in all 35 cities over the year; and
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Stayed the same in Menominee County over the month while increasing in the remaining 71 counties, and rose in all counties over the year, except Menominee County, in which they stayed the same.
The data included above can be accessed here.
