Wisconsin ranks 32nd in private-sector job growth
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin ranks 32nd in private-sector job growth for the 12-month period ending in June.
The latest figures were reported Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
They show that Wisconsin grew private-sector jobs between July 2013 and the end of June this year by 1.45 percent. That lags the national average of growth at 2.3 percent.
Wisconsin ranks 32nd nationally and behind Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development also reported Thursday that unemployment dropped from 5.4 percent to 5.2 percent between October and November. The national unemployment rate for November is 5.8 percent.
The monthly also shows Wisconsin added 16,500 private sector jobs in November.
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