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Unemployment Holds Steady In Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate is holding steady.

Data the state Department of Workforce Development released Thursday shows the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in November, unchanged from October. That's the lowest unemployment rate since February 2001.

The national unemployment rate in November was 4.6 percent, down from 4.9 percent in October.

DWD's report showed Wisconsin lost 1,900 nonfarm jobs overall in November.

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