Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.3% in August to 5.4% in September, below the national rate – but 2 points higher than a year ago as the state deals with a surge in coronavirus cases. Wisconsin’s jobless rate for September was below the 7.9% national rate. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday Wisconsin added 13,700 private-sector jobs in September. While the drop in unemployment rate is good news, Wisconsin remains down 178,400 private-sector jobs compared with a year ago.
Locally – the unemployment rate for August in Grant County was 4.3% … Iowa County was at 5.1% … Crawford County’s rate was 5.2% … and Lafayette County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state for August at 3.5%
