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Unemployment rates improve in area

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The unemployment rate in both Lincoln and Marathon Counties continued to improve.

According to state date released yesterday, Lincoln County's jobless rate improved from 8.4% to 8.2% from October to November. During that same time period Marathon County's rate fell 0.3% to 6.5%. In Oneida County the rate rose slightly, but is still lower than November of last year.

The numbers are part of preliminary data from the state Department of Workforce Development shows.

Throughout Wisconsin, all 12 metro areas had their unemployment rates improve. Wisconsin’s total jobless rate was 7.3 percent in November.

The numbers do not include the more than 1,000 jobs announced recently in central Wisconsin. It could take several months for the layoffs in Brokaw and Mosinee to impact the central Wisconsin economy. The correlation will depend on whether workers find a job immediately or begin collecting unemployment benefits.

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