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Unemployment in WI lowest since 2001, at 4 percent

National average is 4.7 percent
Posted at 10:53 PM, Jan 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-20 00:00:50-05
New numbers out Thursday from the State Department of Workforce Development are showing the state's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since 2001.
 
The rate is at 4 percent, down slightly from November. The national average is reported to be 4.7 percent.
 
900 private sector jobs were added in the state last month.