The northwoods, heavily dependent upon the summer hospitality industry, bucked the statewide trend and saw jobless numbers decline between April and May.
The state Department of Workforce Development released the latest figures Wednesday, reporting that Langlade County’s unemployment rate fell from 6.2 percent in April to 6.0 percent in May. The rate in May, 2014 was 7.4 percent.
The decrease came at the same time that unemployment rates increased in 41 out of 72 counties. Menominee County was the highest at 10.9 percent, while Dane County was lowest at 3.4 percent.
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