Wisconsin Keeps On Winning Under Gov. Scott Walker’s Pro-Jobs Leadership

Wisconsin keeps on winning thanks to GOP Governor Scott Walker’s results-driven leadership. New October job numbers released last week show that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped again as the state added 9,500 new private sector jobs, the largest month-to-month gain since January’s 10,400 increase earlier this year. With these gains, Wisconsin has now added over 37,000 new private sector jobs in the first ten months of this year alone, putting the state closer to record-low unemployment. While Governor Walker works tirelessly to expand opportunity and create jobs through common sense, pro-growth policies, Wisconsin’s economy continues to grow even stronger on his watch. 

Milwaukee Business News reports:

“Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dipped for the first time since May and the state added 9,500 private sector jobs in October, according to data released by the Department of Workforce Development.

The preliminary, seasonally adjusted private job figure is the strongest month-over-month gain since January’s 10,400 job increase. It is also the second highest since Gov. Scott Walker took office in 2011.

The state added 37,800 private sector jobs during the first 10 months of the year, according to the data released Thursday.

An increase of 4,300 in professional and business services and a 3,400 job increase in manufacturing were the driving factors in the increase. 

The state’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth to 3.4 percent. After plummeting during the first few months of the year to near record lows…

September’s private sector increase of 5,900 private sector jobs was also revised upward by 1,200 jobs.”