Recent layoffs at Mercury Marine and Spectrum Charter Communications are reflected in the latest local unemployment rate. The July unemployment rate in the city of Fond du Lac nearly doubled from 3.6 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, the highest jobless rate in the state. The Fond du Lac County rate jumped from three percent to 4.7 percent last month. The Dodge County unemployment rate held steady at 2.8 percent.
