(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims saw marginal changes in the 12th month of 2024. The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was 2.4-percent in December, a one-tenth of a percent decrease from November.
Last year, the number was also 2.4-percent. Dodge County also jumped eight spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to 7th.
Fond du Lac County’s month-to-month change was exactly the same as Dodge County’s. Last year, the rate was 2.4-percent.
Columbia County jobless numbers went from 2.2-percent in November to 2.5-percent in December. A year ago, the figure was 2.4-percent.
Jefferson County’s unemployment rate also saw a three-tenths of a percent drop in December, going to 2.6-percent. That is the same number the county saw last year.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was three-percent.
