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State unemployment tops U.S. rate, a first since ’83

Wisconsin workers filled more jobs in 2006 but earned less than in 2005 and, for the first time since 1983, experienced more unemployment than the nation as a whole, according to a Labor Day statistical update released today.

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles data from various government agencies to offer “The State of Working Wisconsin” in even-numbered years and a less comprehensive update in odd-numbered years.