WEST BEND - Unemployment rates
improved slightly last month in West Bend, but remain the
fourth highest in the state.
In West Bend, the unemployment rate in April was 13.8
percent, down slightly from 14.2 percent in March. Last
April, the city’s employment rate was 5.5 percent.
In Washington County, the April unemployment rate of 9.3
percent was also 0.4 percent lower than the March figure. In
April, Washington County had the 46th highest unemployment
rate among Wisconsin’s 72 counties.
Numbers released Wednesday by the Department of Workforce
Development show joblessness went down in April in all 12
metropolitan areas and in 64 counties.
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