Regoinal Jobless Numbers Saw Little Change In March

(Dodge County) Regional jobless claims saw little movement in the third month of 2025.  

The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County was 3.1-percent in March, a two-tenths of percent improvement from February. Last year, the number was three-percent. Dodge County jumped five spots in the statewide unemployment ranking to ninth.  

Fond du Lac Countyโ€™s March unemployment was 3.2-percent, the month prior it was 3.4-percent. A year ago, it was three-percent.  

Columbia Countyโ€™s month-to-month jobless numbers went from 3.6-percent in February to 3.5-percent. In 2024, the number was 3.1-percent.  

Jefferson Countyโ€™s unemployment rate was a two-tenths of percent improvement, going to 3.2-percent in March. The number last year was 3.1-percent.  

Statewide, the unemployment rate 3.2-percent in March.