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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 May 2019 was 2.8 percent, unchanged from 2.8 percent in April and down from 3.1 percent in May 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, May's rate was 2.7 percent, unchanged from 2.7 percent in April and unchanged from 2.7 percent in May 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2019 was 3.6 percent, unchanged from 3.6 percent in April and down from 3.8 percent in May 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for May 2019 was 3.4 percent, increasing from 3.3 percent in April and down from 3.6 percent in May 2018.

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