SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - For the most part, job and unemployment numbers were good for the month of August in our area.
The latest numbers from the Department of Workforce Development Wednesday showed the Sheboygan metro area lost one hundred seasonally adjusted jobs last month when compared to July. That was the only bad news for the area, as job growth for the previous twelve months was up 11-hundred positions.
As for unemployment rates, Sheboygan County’s dropped half a percent to three-point-one, while the City of Sheboygan’s dropped sixth-tenths of a percent to three-point-five.
Sheboygan County’s rate is tied for third lowest in the state, as every county, large city and metro area saw unemployment drop last month.