The jobless rate in Manitowoc decreased slightly while the unemployment rate in Manitowoc County increased “a bit” in October. Numbers released this afternoon by the Department of Workforce Development show the city’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent down from 2.9 percent in September and a-half percent lower from last September’s number of 3.3 percent. The County’s jobless rate in October was 2.6 percent up slightly from September’s 2.5 percent but down from three percent in September of 2017. The state’s unemployment rate in October was three-percent—the ninth consecutive month coming in at three-percent or less.
October Local Unemployment Numbers Released
Nov 21, 2018 | 2:39 PM
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