Unemployment Rises in Wisconsin’s 32 Largest Cities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Unemployment rates rose across all of Wisconsin’s largest cities between December and January.

A new report from the Department of Workforce Development released Wednesday shows the unemployment rate went up in the state’s 32 largest cities. Racine had the highest unemployment rate at 5.7-percent, up from 5.4-percent in December. Madison and Fitchburg had the lowest rates at 2.7-percent each. Both cities’ December rates were 2.5-percent.

Unemployment rose in 71 of the state’s 72 counties as well. The only county to see a decrease was Menominee, where the rate dropped from 6.8-percent in December to 6.4-percent in January. Bayfield County had the highest unemployment at 8-percent, up from 7.5-percent.

The rates aren’t seasonally adjusted.