Wisconsin job numbers continued to slide in February Ricardo Torres Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 21, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Updated Apr 21, 2026 Wisconsin's jobless rate was 3 percent in November. USA Today Network Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ricardo Torres Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin job numbers continued to slide in February as unemployment increased to 3.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. kAm%@E2= ?@?\72C> ;@3D H6C6 b[_`h[h__[ H9:49 :D 2 564C62D6 @7 `_[d__ ;@3D 7C@> y2?F2CJ 2?5 a_[a__ 7C@> u63CF2CJ a_ad] k^AmkAm|F49 @7 H92E E96 DE2E6 :D 6IA6C:6?4:?8 :D 92AA6?:?8 @? E96 ?2E:@?2= =6G6= 2D H6==] k^AmkAm“%96 (:D4@?D:? =23@C >2C<6E 92D 4@@=65 2 3:E 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 ?2E:@?2= 64@?@>J[” $4@EE w@56<[ 49:67 64@?@>:DE 7@C E96 (:D4@?D:? s6A2CE>6?E @7 (@C<7@C46 s6G6=@A>6?E[ D2:5] “qFE F?6>A=@J>6?E C6>2:?D 9:DE@C:42==J =@H]” k^Am People are also reading… Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Lake Geneva approves contract with communications firm A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it 'Modzilla' to strike the Fontana-on-Geneva Lake area Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Williams Bay approves to establish tourism commission Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported Lake Geneva school districts name teachers of the year Badger baseball and softball teams post wins, girls soccer suffers 1-0 loss Todd Krause re-elected to second term as Lake Geneva’s mayor Lake Geneva restaurant owner honored for quick response kAmw@56< D2:5 E96 ;@3 564=:?6D 2C6 “D@>6E9:?8 E@ A2J 2EE6?E:@? E@[ 7@C DFC6[” 3FE E96 ;@3D 52E2 :? |2C49 H:== @776C >@C6 4@?E6IE] k^AmkAm“x7 H6 4@?E:?F6 E@ 7@==@H E96 ?2E:@?2= EC6?5[ 2D x D2:5[ :? |2C49 E96C6 H2D 2? F?6IA64E65 C64@G6CJ :? E96 ?2E:@?2= 52E2[ 2?5 H6’== ;FDE 92G6 E@ D66 H92E E92E 9@=5D 7@C (:D4@?D:?[” w@56< D2:5] k^AmkAmw6C6’D D@>6 @E96C D62D@?2==J 25;FDE65 @3D6CG2E:@?D @? E96 64@?@>Ji k^Amk9amr@?DECF4E:@? 4@?E:?F6D E@ 255 ;@3D k^9am kAmpC@F?5 (:D4@?D:? E96C6 2C6 4C2?6D 2?5 4@?DECF4E:@? 4C6HD H@C<:?8 @? AC@;64ED] %96 :?5FDECJ 4@?E:?F6D E@ 6IA2?5 2D g__ H@C<6CD H6C6 25565 :? u63CF2CJ 7C@> y2?F2CJ[ 2?5 5FC:?8 E96 =2DE `a >@?E9D[ C@F89=J `_[a__ A6@A=6 H6C6 25565 :? E96 7:6=5] k^Am kAm%96C6 2C6 C@F89=J `db[f__ 4@?DECF4E:@? H@C<6CD :? (:D4@?D:?] k^Amk9am#6E2:= EC256 DF776C:?8 k^9amkAm~G6C2==[ EC256 :D 5@H? C@F89=J h[b__ 7@C E96 =2DE `a >@?E9D 2?5 2 3F=< @7 E92E :D @? E96 C6E2:= EC256 D:56[ H9:49 92D D66? 2 564C62D6 @7 e[e__ H@C<6CD] (9@=6D2=6 EC256 :D 5@H? a[f__ H@C<6CD 5FC:?8 E92E A6C:@5] k^Am k9am{@42= 8@G6C?>6?E D9C:?<:?8 k^9amkAmsFC:?8 E96 =2DE `a >@?E9D[ 8@G6C?>6?E ;@3D 92G6 8@?6 5@H? 3J C@F89=J `_[___ 2?5 :? E96 =2DE >@?E9 :E’D 564C62D65 3J d[`__] p?5 H9:=6 ?2E:@?2==J[ >F49 @7 E96 2EE6?E:@? 92D 366? @? E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E[ E92E =6G6= @?=J =@DE a[`__ ;@3D 2?5 E96C6 H6C6 K6C@ 7656C2= ;@3D =@DE 36EH66? y2?F2CJ 2?5 u63CF2CJ] k^Am kAm%96 3F=< @7 8@G6C?>6?E ;@3 564C62D6 92D 366? @? E96 =@42= =6G6= H:E9 e[d__ ;@3D 8@?6 5FC:?8 E96 =2DE `a >@?E9D[ :?4=F5:?8 `[g__ 5FC:?8 u63CF2CJ]k^Am kAm$E2E6 8@G6C?>6?E =@DE 23@FE b[b__ ;@3D :? u63CF2CJ 3FE :EVD @?=J 2 `[c__ ;@3 564C62D6 5FC:?8 E96 =2DE J62C]k^AmkAmk6>m&$p %~sp* }6EH@C< G:2 #6FE6CD r@??64Ek^6>mk^Am Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million. Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Carson Bender has hunted white-tailed deer and wild turkey. But to his knowledge, this is the first time he became the prey. Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Emergency responders were able to free the woman from the propeller, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed when an unconfirmed tornado hit the Marathon County town of Ringle about 5 p.m. on Friday. Raid on Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility repelled by tear gas, rubber bullets Protesters were met with a barricade of hay bales, a manure-filled trench, a barbed-wire fence, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million.
Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Carson Bender has hunted white-tailed deer and wild turkey. But to his knowledge, this is the first time he became the prey.
Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Emergency responders were able to free the woman from the propeller, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed when an unconfirmed tornado hit the Marathon County town of Ringle about 5 p.m. on Friday.
Raid on Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility repelled by tear gas, rubber bullets Protesters were met with a barricade of hay bales, a manure-filled trench, a barbed-wire fence, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
