Wisconsin unemployment rate holds steady at 3.9%
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9% in June for the third month in a row, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.
The nationwide unemployment rate in June was 5.9%. A year ago, in June 2020, the unemployment rate was 8.6% down from 10.4% in May as the spread of the coronavirus started to slow in the summer months.
Wisconsin added 8,400 private-sector jobs in June, bringing its total to 120,800 more than a year ago.
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