Unemployment

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed two packages of Republican-backed bills that would have set new requirements for unemployment benefits and prevented local governments from banning gas-powered engines.

Wisconsin broke the record for number of jobs in June.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics job totals for the month of June 2023 showed a record high of 3,006,900 jobs.

Republican Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to create stricter rules for how long people can receive unemployment benefits and what they have to do to get them.

Wisconsin’s employment rebounded quickly after a huge drop at the beginning of the pandemic, but that recovery hasn’t been even.

A survey of graduates from UW-Eau Claire’s class of 2021 shows that 97.6% said they were either employed or continuing their education.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to a record low of 2.8 percent in December.

Wisconsin working to upgrade system for handling unemployment claims

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9% in July for the fourth month in a row. The…

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans have failed in an attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of a bill ending $300 a week in federal unemployment aid.…