Local unemployment rates remained steady across the northwoods, down from a year ago but continuing to lag the state and nation.
According to preliminary, seasonally unadjusted data released Wednesday by the state Department of Workforce Development, Langlade County’s unemployment rate remained 6.4 percent in October, unchanged from a month earlier but 1.1 percent lower than one year ago.
But the rate is still highest in the region, with neighboring Oneida County posting a jobless tally of 5.7 percent, up from 5.5 percent a month earlier; and Lincoln County, 5.3 percent, down from 5.6 percent in September.
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