MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin ranks 32nd in private-sector job growth for the 12-month period ending in June. The latest figures were reported Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They show that Wisconsin grew private-sector jobs between July 2013 and the end of June this year by 1.45 percent. That lags the national average of growth at 2.3 percent. Wisconsin ranks 32nd nationally and behind Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development also reported Thursday that unemployment dropped from 5.4 percent to 5.2 percent between October and November. The national unemployment rate for November is 5.8 percent. The monthly also shows Wisconsin added 16,500 private sector jobs in November.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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