(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims saw a slight uptick in the sixth month of the year.
The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was 2.8-percent in June, just a two-tenth of a percent increase from the month prior. Last year, the number was 3.1-percent. Dodge County fell three spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to 10th.
Columbia County jobless numbers went from 2.6-percent in May to 2.9-percent in June. In 2023, the figure was 3.1-percent.
Jefferson County’s unemployment rate saw a three-tenths of a percent increase from May to June, going to 3.1-percent. A year ago, the number was 3.2-percent.
Fond du Lac County is also reporting a three-tenths of a percentage point increase from May’s 2.7-percent to June’s three-percent. Last year, it was 3.3-percent.
Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.9-percent in June.
