• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 3.2 percent

Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 3.2 percent

May 18, 2017 By Andrew Beckett

File photo: Learfield

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell in April to its lowest level in more than 17 years.

Numbers released by the Department of Workforce Development show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the state last month was 3.2 percent – down 0.2 percent from March. The last time the state’s unemployment rate was that low was in February of 2000.

The national unemployment rate for April was 4.4 percent.

Governor Scott Walker noted the rate has continued to fall from the 8.1 percent it was sitting at when he took office in 2011. “We have worked hard since 2011 to get our state’s economy back on track, and today’s news is further evidence we are continuing to move Wisconsin forward,” the governor said in a statement.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News



Featured Stories

Bucks hold off Pelicans for 4th straight win

WIAA Girls State Basketball Champions Underway

Wisconsin Volleyball Pauses Team Activities

Big Ten Changes Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Dates

Marquette earns non-conference win at North Carolina (AUDIO)

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Bucks hold off Pelicans for 4th straight win

WIAA Girls State Basketball Champions Underway

Wisconsin Volleyball Pauses Team Activities

Big Ten Changes Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Dates

Marquette earns non-conference win at North Carolina (AUDIO)

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC