wisconsin unemployment
May 17th, 2009
Wisconsin's unemployment rate has now eclipsed that of Minnesota (8.2 percent), for the first time since August 2007. In fact, Minnesota's jobless rate had outpaced Wisconsin by at least half a percentage point for 12 of the past 13 The changes should make Wisconsin's unemployment program more family friendly and help long-term laid-off workers get skills that are marketable, according to Rick McHugh, a lawyer with the National Employment Law Project, Madison Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News, School Closings, Severe Weather.