(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims saw little change in the eleventh month of the year.
The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was 2.3-percent in November, a one-tenth of a percent drop from October. Last year, the number was also 2.3-percent. Dodge County fell two spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to 16th.
Columbia County jobless numbers went from 2.1-percent in October to 2.2-percent in November. A year ago, the figure was 2.2-percent.
Jefferson County’s unemployment rate also saw a one-tenth of a percent drop from October to November, going to 2.3-percent. In 2023, the number was 2.3-percent.
Fond du Lac County’s month-to-month change also fell a tenth of a percent to 2.4. Last year, the rate was 2.3-percent.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was 2.9-percent.