(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment remained the same at 3.5% but the state had 12,800 less confirm jobs than it did a year before.
The April numbers showed the state continues to have just more than 3 million people employed with a 64.4% labor force participation rate. The national average is 61.8%.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Office of Economic Advisors Section Chief Scott Hodek said there has been a deceleration of the national economy that could also be seen in the Wisconsin numbers.
Hodek said that the underlying employment issue remains the aging baby boomer population, explaining the losses in employment.
“We’re not seeing an associated climb in unemployment claims,” Hodek said.
