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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 2018 was 3.0 percent, up from July's 2.9 percent and down from 3.3 percent in August 2017. Without seasonal adjustment, August's rate was 3.1 percent, down from 3.2 percent in July and down from 3.3 percent in August 2017.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2018 was 3.9 percent, unchanged from 3.9 percent in July and down from 4.4 percent in August 2017. Without seasonal adjustment, the U.S. rate for August 2018 was 3.9 percent, down from 4.1 percent in July and down from 4.5 percent in August 2017.

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