MADISON, WI (WRN) – Wisconsin’s unemployment rate last month fell to its lowest level in more than 16 years.
Governor Scott Walker says figures released by the Department of Workforce Development show Wisconsin had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month of 3.7-percent…the lowest it’s been since November of 2000.
“The last time it was this low, Tommy Thompson was still working in that office and Bill Clinton was President of the United States. To put that into perspective as how far back that has been”
While the unemployment rate has continued to drop in recent years, Wisconsin has still not hit the 250-thousand jobs Walker promised to create during his 2010 campaign.
The governor said Thursday that part of the reason that’s been difficult is because many employers are having a hard time finding qualified workers to fill open positions.
The state was a full point the national unemployment rate last month, which decreased to 4.7-percent.
