Article: More jobs, yet not enough; Milwaukee area unemployment still climbing

Jobs grew at a healthier rate in the Milwaukee area last month than they did nationally, but the area's unemployment rate kept climbing, according to preliminary data reported Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

The four-county Milwaukee area added 12,500 jobs between August 2006 and last month, a 1.5% increase, exceeding the 1.2% addition during the same period nationally.

In fact, the Milwaukee area outperformed the nation in six of the top 10 industry sectors, said Bret Mayborne, economic research director for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Better than nation

Milwaukee-area job growth has compared favorably with the nation overall in each ...

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