Janesville-Beloit area unemployment rate increases
Unemployment numbers rise in Rock County. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development unemployment figures released this week show all 12 of the state's metro areas experienced increases in their unemployment rate from May to June.
The Janesville metro area unemployment rate is the highest at 10.1%, up from 9.4% the month before. The DWD is quick to point out the Janesville area showed a 1.1% drop in unemployment over the last year, which is also the biggest in the state.
The report plays up the number of new jobs, particularly in communities like Wausau and Appleton. It also specifies unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, and are expected to grow in the summer as students finish out the academic year, and enter the job market.
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May 19, 2012 at 1:54 p.m.
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Walker can lie nsome new numbers for you.
What would you like 200 new jobs?
600, 800, 1001?
Just throw a number out and Walker will sign it ...... who knows Janesville might be seen on TV.... with the likes of Farm and Fleet or M&I bank as a back drop.(If you are one of his donatees you could request to be in on the lie.
Sep 23, 2011 at 3:54 p.m.
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The bottome line is that it's way too high right now in Janesville.
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