The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released its April employment data, showing a fairly steady rate month-to-month in the Sheboygan area, and continued improvement since last year.
April unemployment in Sheboygan County dropped from 2.6% in March to 2.3%, and was down just over 1% (1.1%) since April of last year. In the City of Sheboygan, the month-over-month rate was steady at 2.7%, while a year ago the rate was 4.2%. Many economists consider a rate of 5-1/2% to be full employment.
Even as the County unemployment rate fell, the actual number of persons employed dropped slightly from 61,163 in March to 60,977 last month. This comes as the labor force, which includes those with jobs plus those actively seeking work, declined by 186 between March and April. All but 10 of that decline happened within the City of Sheboygan.
A check of the job website indeed.com showed 5,086 jobs currently unfilled in Sheboygan County.
Sheboygan City and County Unemployment Statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
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