Wisconsin News
WI Sees Record Level Job Growth In March
Wisconsin’s job growth hit record levels in March. The Department of Workforce Development’s chief economist Dennis Winters says unemployment dropped to 2 point 8 percent, but that’s not all.
“The number of employed people in Wisconsin has reached a record high. We’re now at 3,056,200, with the latest data we have.”
Wisconsin is also seeing a higher than average labor force participation rate at 66 percent, 4 percent higher than the national average. The state’s gross domestic product also hit a record high in March.