Iron County’s unemployment rate went up by more than a percentage point in January, giving it one of the highest jobless rates in the state at 10.8 percent.
Menominee, Door and Bayfield Counties did the worst, tied with unemployment rates of 11 percent…according to the preliminary unadjusted figures from the state’s workforce development agency.
Vilas County’s unemployment rate was 9.7 percent, with Forest County coming in a 9.1.
Oneida County did a little better with a January unemployment rate of 8.1 percent.
Langlade came in at 7.7 percent, Lincoln County at 6.4 percent, and Price at 5.4.
Statewide, every county in Wisconsin had a higher unemployment rate in January compared to December.
But the January rates were lower than a year ago, some by more than a percentage point, as signs of the post-recession recovery continue.
The lowest unemployment rate was in Dane County, with 3.6 percent unemployment in January.