Preliminary estimates show unemployment in Wisconsin reached a record low in December.
The state Department of Workforce Development released figures Thursday that show the unemployment rate in December was 3 percent. That’s a record for December and matches the lowest rate on record.
The rate was down 0.2 percentage points from November. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.1 percent.
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The state added 1,300 private-sector jobs between November and December, including 1,200 construction jobs.
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