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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 December 2018 was 3.0 percent, unchanged from 3.0 percent in November and down from 3.2 percent in December 2017. Without seasonal adjustment, December's rate was 2.6 percent, unchanged from 2.6 percent in November and down from 2.7 percent in December 2017.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2018 was 3.9 percent, up from 3.7 percent in November and down from 4.1 percent in December 2017. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for December 2018 was 3.7 percent, increasing from 3.5 percent in November and down from 3.9 percent in December 2017.

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