Wisconsin's unemployment rate remained at 3.9% in August, marking the fifth month in the row the rate has not changed, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.

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Construction employment nationally sagged in August amid the ongoing pandemic and supply chain disruptions brought on by it.

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic.

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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to meet a surge in consumer demand.

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Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year's coronavirus shutdown.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday announced that $130 million in federal coronavirus relief funds will be used to help deal with the state's worker shortage and help unemployed people searching for a job.

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U.S. employers posted a record-high number of open jobs for the second straight month as the country's rapidly rebounding economy generates intense demand for workers.

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession

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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature voted Wednesday to eliminate a $300-a-week federal bonus for unemployed people, a measure that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has made clear he's likely to veto.

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U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed.

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