Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders said for the first time Wednesday that they support temporarily waiving a one-week waiting period for people to receive unemployment benefits as part of a state aid package in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Gov. Tony Evers asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to issue a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the state opened voluntary isolation centers, unemployment claims hit a daily high and the state's health secretary warned that Medicaid enrollments were going to skyrocket.

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Gov. Tony Evers' call for the Republican-controlled Legislature to waive a one-week waiting period for the payment of unemployment benefits in the face of soaring claims will be an early test of how well the two sides can work together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. employers slowed their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality industries.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate ticked up for the fourth straight month and is up nearly half a point since May.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate is up for the second month in a row.

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Construction employment increased in nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan areas from June 2018 to June this year and held steady in the remaining three.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate is up slightly after two months at a record low.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains at a record low.

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New data show Wisconsin's unemployment rate matched a record low last month.

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