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2019 Q2 QCEW Master Report (pdf) - New
Understanding Wisconsin's Job Outlook: Industry & Occupation Projections in Brief (pdf) - New
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Workforce & Economic Outlook 2019 (pdf)
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Unemployment Release

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announce the latest U.S., State, and local unemployment rates and analysis.

Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2019 was 3.3 percent, unchanged from 3.3 percent in October and up from 3.0 percent in November 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, November's rate was 2.9 percent, up from 2.8 percent in October and up from 2.5 percent in November 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2019 was 3.5 percent, down from 3.6 percent in October and down from 3.7 percent in November 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for November 2019 was 3.3 percent, unchanged from 3.3 percent in October and down from 3.5 percent in November 2018.