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Early Estimates Show Wisconsin Unemployment Rate At All Time Low In February

By J. Carlisle Larsen

Thursday, March 22, 2018, 3:05pm

Thursday, March 22, 2018, 5:05pm

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The state's unemployment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in February, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The preliminary estimates would mark a historic low in the state's monthly unemployment rate. Steven Deller, professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Extension, joins us to talk about the statistics and what it means for the state's economy.

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Rob Ferrett

Guest(s):

Steve Deller

Producer(s):

J. Carlisle Larsen

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