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Wisconsin unemployment rate remains 3.9%

Unemployment
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In this Tuesday, July 10, 2012 photo, people walk by the recruiters at a jobs fair in the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pa. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in four years, a hopeful sign for the struggling job market. But the decline was partly due to temporary factors. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Unemployment
Posted at 2:14 PM, Jul 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-15 15:14:01-04

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains at 3.9% in June for the third month in a row.

The state Department of Workforce Development reported the latest totals on 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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