Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announces record-high employment


Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announces record-high employment


MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), announced Wisconsin achieved new record highs for employment and total nonfarm jobs during June 2024, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The new record for total employment, released today by DWD, breaks the record announced last month for May data.

“Over the last five years, we’ve been making smart, strategic investments to strengthen our state’s workforce, and folks, the numbers are in—our efforts are paying off,” said Gov. Evers. “Whether it’s the newly announced record-high number of Wisconsinites employed, our high labor force participation, or our historically low unemployment, this is amazing news for our state. And in the Year of the Worker, we’re going to keep building on this progress to make sure our workforce is prepared to meet the needs of a 21st-century economy.”...

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