MADISON —
Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties
last month.
The state
Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday that
unemployment got worse in April in Calumet, Menominee and Price
counties, and stayed the same in Iron and Langlade counties.
Unemployment rates improved in the other 67 counties.
The highest
unemployment rate was in Menominee County, at 15.6 percent. That's
almost a full percentage point worse than in March, when the
unemployment rate was 14.7 percent.
Unemployment was
lowest in Dane County, at 4.9 percent. That's down from 5.1
percent last month.
The statewide
unemployment rate for April was 7.1 percent.
The data are
based on monthly claims for unemployment insurance and a survey of
about 1,450 households. The numbers are not seasonally adjusted
and are subject to significant revision.
