MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is 4 percent, the lowest it’s been since January 2001. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate was 4 percent in December, down slightly from 4.1 percent in November. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.7 percent, up from 4.6 percent in November. Private-sector job growth in Wisconsin was basically flat between November and December with just 900 jobs added.
