(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims stayed relatively steady in the third month of the year.
The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was three-percent in March, just a one-tenth of a percent improvement from the month prior. Last year, the number was 2.8-percent. Dodge County jumped seven spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to 12th.
Columbia County jobless numbers, which were at three-percent in March, saw no month-to-month change. In 2023, the figure was 2.6-percent.
Jefferson County’s unemployment rate also stayed even in March at 3.2-percent. A year ago, the number was 2.9-percent.
Fond du Lac County saw a two-tenths of a percentage point increase from February’s 2.7-percent to March’s 2.9. Last year, it was 2.6-percent.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was three-percent, no change from the number reported in February.
