County’s jobless numbers lower

Monroe County’s jobless numbers were down in November compared to October, according to figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Workforce Development.

The county’s November rate is 1.5% compared with 1.9% for October, and the county rates 16th in the state for the lowest numbers. Lafayette County was lowest with 1.2%, and Menominee County was the highest at 4.1%.

Numbers were down across all counties. The rates reported were not seasonally adjusted, according to the DWD.

Sixty-one of Wisconsin’s 72 counties experienced record low unemployment rates in the month of November.