Scott Walker’s Pro-jobs Policies Get Results: Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Falls To 3%, Tying Record Low

GOP Governor Scott Walker’s unwavering commitment to promoting job growth and expanding opportunity has Wisconsin reaching historic levels of prosperity. According to new numbers from the state’s Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has now fallen to 3 percent, matching the lowest rate on record. With 43,500 new private sector jobs created last year, including 11,500 manufacturing jobs, Governor Walker’s pro-jobs, pro-growth leadership has Wisconsin’s economy firmly headed on the right track and soaring to new heights.

The Associated Press reports:

“Preliminary estimates show unemployment in Wisconsin reached a record low in December.

The state Department of Workforce Development released figures Thursday that show the unemployment rate in December was 3 percent. That’s a record for December and matches the lowest rate on record.

The rate was down 0.2 percentage points from November. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.1 percent.

The state added 1,300 private-sector jobs between November and December, including 1,200 construction jobs.”