The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced 3,053,700 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to April preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The monthly estimates showed that Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.3% over last month, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. The state’s labor force participation rate ticked down to 65.5% in April, while the national rate increased slightly to 62.6%, making Wisconsin’s participation rate 2.9 percentage points above the rest of the U.S.
Wisconsin’s labor force decreased by 4,900 over the month but is up 900 over the year. The number of people employed decreased 5,400 over the month to 3,066,500 employed, down 9,900 over the year. Total nonfarm jobs decreased 1,500 over the month and increased 15,100 over the year.
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