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Article: Milwaukee area sees increase in jobs; 5.5% unemployment rate for region holds steady with year ago
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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The four-county Milwaukee area had its second month in a row of
year-to-year employment gains in June and kept its unemployment rate
even with a year ago at 5.5%.
Preliminary numbers released Wednesday by the state Department of
Workforce Development suggest mostly seasonal growth in payroll
employment, including increased jobs in construction, manufacturing,
and leisure and hospitality.
A net gain of 4,600 non-farm jobs since June 2005 followed a 2,600
increase from May to May, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The Milwaukee area accounts for 29% of the state's
non-farm employment.
Jeff Sachse, a labor economist in Pewaukee for the Department of
Workforce ...