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Wisconsin unemployment drops to 5% in November

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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, a person passes the office of the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, California State Auditor Elaine Howle released a report saying that the EDD might have overpaid millions of people since March 2020 after it stopped enforcing eligibility rules so they could process claims faster. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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Posted at 3:00 PM, Dec 17, 2020
and last updated 2021-03-19 17:06:38-04

WISCONSIN — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped to 5% in November from 6% in October, even as coronavirus cases were spiking in the state.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday.

The state rate is below the national unemployment rate for November of 6.7%.

A year ago the state rate was 3.5%. Wisconsin lost 1,000 private-sector jobs in November and is down 177,600 for the year.

COVID-19 cases spiked in Wisconsin in mid-November and have been gradually decreasing since then.

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