Wisconsin’s loss of 13,200 jobs in June was the largest in the nation, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The largest over-the-month increase in employment occurred in California (+38,300), followed by Ohio (+18,400) and North Carolina (+16,900).
The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Wisconsin (-13,200), followed by Tennessee (-12,100) and Maryland (-11,000).
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier.
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate grew in June to 7.0 percent from 6.8 percent in May.
The national jobless rate, at 8.2 percent, was unchanged from May but 0.9 percentage point lower than in June 2011.
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