Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 7.5 percent in July, while 4,300 new private sector jobs were added.

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he plans to create 240,000 jobs in Wisconsin if elected.

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Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and a private survey showed businesses stepped up hiring in August.

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Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job. Supporters of President Barack Obama worked to put a glossy sheen on economic progress after offering a more muddled message over the weekend.

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Nearly 200 people will soon be out of work in Brillion.

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A northern Wisconsin development company is buying the former Wausau Paper mill in Brokaw.

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The U.S. economy grew at a tepid 1.7 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, suggesting growth will stay weak in the second half of the year.

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Mercury Marine has begun a $20 million expansion at its Fond du Lac headquarters.

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Wisconsin economic development leaders have lauded former Bucyrus International Inc. CEO Tim Sullivan’s recommendations on closing the skills gap, a shortage of qualified labor that has hit Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector especially hard.

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The U.S. economic recovery hasn't felt much like one even for people who managed to find new jobs after being laid off. Most of them have had to settle for less pay.

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