Scott Walker Brings WI Unemployment Rate to Three-Year Low
Scott Walker’s reforms in Wisconsin are working well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the November 2011 unemployment rate for state of Wisconsin now stands at 7.3%–it’s lowest level since January 2009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the November 2011 rate of 7.3% has tied April 2010 for the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009, when the rate was 7.2%.
The BLS numbers show that 2,822,865 Wisconsinites were employed in October 2011, while 2,831,392 Wisconsinites were employed in November 2011. These numbers indicate that the state’s employment grew by an incredible 8,527.
December 21, 2011 at 2:18 pm Comments (0)