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68 of 72 Counties Report Lower Monthly Rates
On April 20th, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Manny Perez announced the preliminary March unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. St. Croix’s rate was estimated at 7.5% which is lower than the February rate of 7.6% but higher than the January rate of 7.0%. A year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at 9.9%.
DWD said 68 of the state’s 72 counties had higher unemployment rates from February to March.
Seventeen counties had unemployment rates lower than St. Croix in March. Dane County recorded the lowest rate at 5.3%, followed by La Crosse at 6.1%, Ozaukee at 6.3%, and Eau Claire at 6.6%. Vilas County had the highest rate in March at 13.5%, followed by Menominee at 13.2%, Door at 13.2%, and Rusk at 12.8%.
The preliminary (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate for Wisconsin in March was estimated at 7.4%, which is same rate as January and February but lower than December’s rate of 7.5%. The state’s seasonally adjusted rate was 9.0% one year ago.
The preliminary unemployment rate in the U.S. in March was estimated at 8.8% which is February’s rate of 8.9% and January’s rate of 9.0%. One year ago the U.S. rate was estimated at 9.7%.
March’s estimates are preliminary and are subject to revision within the next few weeks.
