Unemployment rates up in Wisconsin and Illinois

Unemployment rates rose in most local counties in Wisconsin in July, according to recently released reports. In Wisconsin, Lafayette County’s unemployment rate was 2.4% in July and once again the lowest rate in the state, according to Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development. The county’s unemployment rate was 2.4% in June and 2.3% in July of 2023. Crawford County’s unemployment rate was 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June, and unchanged from a year ago. Grant County’s rate was 3.5% up from 3.3% in June and 2.5% in July 2023. Iowa County’s rate was 2.8% in July, up from 2.7% in June, and 2.5% in July 2023. Statewide Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was 3% in July, down from 3.2% a year earlier. In Illinois, Jo Daviess County’s unemployment rate was 5.2% in July, compared to 4.8% in June, and 3.8% in July 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Statewide, Illinois’ unemployment rate was 5.2% in July, up from 4.4% a year earlier.