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Wisconsin unemployment increases to 3.4 percent in August

Wisconsin unemployment increases to 3.4 percent in August
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<p>PASADENA, CA - MAY 14: Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)</p>
Wisconsin unemployment increases to 3.4 percent in August
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unemployment in Wisconsin rose to 3.4 percent in August.

The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate increased from 3.2 percent in July. It remains a full point below the national unemployment rate of 4.4 percent.

The state lost 5,200 private sector jobs between July and August.

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