Unemployment Rates Increase In FDL County In January

The unemployment rates for the City and County of Fond du Lac grew by nearly a half a percent from December to January.  According to federal labor statistics the City’s jobless rate increased from 2.4 to 2.8 percent and the County’s rate went from 2.2 to 2.7 percent.  Fond du Lac County had the 7th lowest unemployment rate of the state’s 72 counties in January. About 200 more people were out of jobs in the County in January.