Wisconsin Job Growth Remains Strong Under GOP Governor Scott Walker’s Leadership

Wisconsin workers continue to reap the rewards of GOP Governor Scott Walker’s pro-jobs, pro-growth policies. New job numbers show that Wisconsin added 8,000 new private sector jobs in January as the state’s unemployment declined to just 3.1 percent, well below the national rate and a near record low. Wisconsin’s economy continues to fire on all cylinders thanks to Governor Walker’s leadership as he works to spur new job growth, improve the business climate, and eliminate burdensome regulations.

The Biz Times reports:

“Wisconsin added 8,000 private sector jobs in January and the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to a seasonally adjusted 3.1 percent, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The state’s nonfarm employment increased by 9,200 overall with job gains led by durable goods manufacturing, up 2,100 and wholesale trade, up 3,200.

Other sectors with gains included construction, up 800, health care and social assistance, up 800, and leisure and hospitality, up 900…

The state’s unemployment rate in December was 3.2 percent and in January it dropped to 3.1 percent, near the record low of 3 percent set in 1999. The unemployment rate is down 0.4 percentage points from January 2017 and a full point from January 2016.

‘Wisconsin workers are benefitting from a strong labor market, demonstrated by our record low unemployment rate for the month of January, and a new all-time high for number of individuals employed in the state of Wisconsin,’ said state Department of Workforce Development secretary Ray Allen.

The number of people classified as unemployed declined to a seasonally adjusted 96,678, the lowest figure since February 2000.”