The local unemployment rate is down in the latest reporting period. The state Department of Workforce Development says the city of Fond du Lac’s jobless rate in July was 4.5 percent…down from 4.9 percent in June. The unemployment rate in Fond du Lac County dropped from 4.4 to 4.1 percent last month. In Dodge County the July unemployment rate stands at 4.4 percent, down from 4.7 percent the month before.
