(The Center Square) – Wisconsin saw the unemployment rate drop in all 72 counties and all 13 of the statistical metropolitan areas in May while only the La Crosse-Onalaska area saw unemployment remain the same year over year and the other 12 metropolitan areas saw a yearly decrease in unemployment.
The local data follows last week’s announcement that the statewide unemployment rate had dropped 0.1 percentage point to 2.4% in May while year over year employment went up 5,800 for the month.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Office of Economic Advisors Section Chief Scott Hodek called last week’s overall numbers “a bit of a mixed bag” that “speaks to the strength of the U.S. economy that we’re still seeing growth” despite the war in Iraq and U.S. tariff implications.
Unemployment rates went down in 67 of the state’s 72 counties year over year.
Fitchburg has the lowest unemployment rate of the state’s largest 35 cities at 2.3% in May while Milwaukee was the highest at 4.1% and Racine was next at 3.9%.
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