The statewide unemployment rate fell to 2.9 percent in January. The Department of Workforce Development says Wisconsin added 4,100 nonfarm jobs over the month and 55,800 jobs over the year. Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 2.9% for January, down 0.1 percentage point from the revised 3% in December 2022.
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