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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 August 2019 was 3.1 percent, up from 3.0 percent in July and up from 3.0 percent in august 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, August's rate was 3.3 percent, down from 3.4 percent in July and up from 2.9 percent in August 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2019 was 3.7 percent, unchanged from 3.7 percent in July and down from 3.8 percent in August 2018. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for August 2019 was 3.8 percent, decreasing from 4.0 percent in July and down from 3.9 percent in August 2018.

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