Jobless numbers declined in both Manitowoc and Manitowoc County last month.
May unemployment numbers from the State Department of Workforce Development show the city’s jobless rate at 14.4 %, down from 17.7% in April but well above last May’s 3.5%.
The County also saw a significant decline from 14.7% in April to 11.9% in May with just 2.7% jobless in May of last year.
Pandemic driven preliminary May 2020 unemployment rates decreased in Wisconsin’s 34 largest cities and in 69 of the state’s 72 counties including Manitowoc.
