(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims saw improvements in the ninth of the year.
The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was 2.3-percent in September, a two-tenths of a percent improvement from August. Last year, the number was 2.5-percent. Dodge County jumped up nine spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to 19th, which is tied with multiple other counties.
Columbia County jobless numbers went from 2.3-percent in August to 2.1-percent in September. A year ago, the figure was 2.5-percent.
Jefferson County’s unemployment rate also saw a two-tenths of a percent improvement from August to September, going to 2.5-percent. In 2023, the number was 2.7-percent.
Fond du Lac County’s month-to-month change was five-tenths of a percent, improving to 2.4-percent. Last year, the rate was 2.6-percent.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was 2.9-percent in September, which is below the national rate of 4.1-percent.
