Wisconsin unemployment up for fourth straight month
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate ticked up for the fourth straight month and is up nearly half a point since May. The state Department of Workforce Development reported…
Forget lower jobs growth, the number of people who’ve stopped looking for work is much more worrisome
Millions of unemployed Americans have become too discouraged to look for work. Manop_Phimsit/Shutterstock.com Michael Klein, Tufts University The latest jobs report showed a lackluster gain in jobs in May that…
Financially troubled paper mill seeks buyer, plans layoffs
PARK FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A financially troubled paper mill in northern Wisconsin is seeking a buyer as an alternative to bankruptcy. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that Flambeau River Papers…
Wisconsin unemployment drops to 2.9 percent in February
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has dropped to 2.9 percent after five straight months at 3 percent. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that Wisconsin’s unemployment…
Disabled Workers Worried as Walmart Phases Out Greeters
(AP) As Walmart phases out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they’re being ill-treated by a chain that…
Nearly 600 Shopko workers facing layoffs in May
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Labor officials say nearly 600 Wisconsin workers will lose their jobs when Shopko Stores closes another 11 stores statewide in May. Shopko announced last year it…
Weekly Unemployment Claims Up From 49-Year Low
(CN) – The Labor Department said Thursday that 53,000 more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, an increase from the 49-year low the week before. The 253,000 weekly applications…
Wisconsin unemployment rate remains 3 percent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remains at 3 percent, marking the 11th month in a row at has been at that level of lower. The state Department of…
Wisconsin unemployment drops to record-low 2.8 percent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has dropped to a record-low 2.8 percent, more good economic news for Gov. Scott Walker as he runs for re-election.The Wisconsin Department of…
Wisconsin unemployment ticks up in September
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate ticked up in September, increasing from 3.4 percent to 3.5 percent. The state Department of Workforce Development reported the employment information on Thursday.…
Wisconsin unemployment increases to 3.4 percent in August
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Unemployment in Wisconsin rose to 3.4 percent in August. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate increased from 3.2 percent in July.…
