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Kewaunee County's unemployment rate third best in Wisconsin

The unemployment numbers in Kewaunee County ranked the third-best in the State in April.  The Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation announced that the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Kewaunee County was 10.2 percent and ranked only behind Lafayette and Clark counties.  The tripling of the Kewaunee County’s rate from March of 3.3 percent was due to claims coming from the Safe at Home Orders issued at the end of March.  KCEDC Executive Director Richard Baker says that the county’s manufacturing base was vital in preventing a more significant unemployment increase.

 

 

Baker says seasonal agricultural work helped to lessen unemployment claims, as well as the fact that Kewaunee County tourism does not get rolling until mid-June.  Door County reported a 20 percent non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate that tied for the 13th highest of the 72 counties in the state.  Wisconsin’s average was 14.4 percent for April.   

 

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