Report: Wisconsin job market is cooling, but not as much as the nation’s

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 451

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Wisconsin’s economy, along with the nation’s, is cooling, the state’s labor department reported Thursday, with unemployment up slightly in January and jobs trending down from January a year ago.

The state’s trend tends to match seasonal patterns in Wisconsin, said Scott Hodek, section chief for the Office of Economic Advisors in the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, during an online briefing. But it also tracks with the national economic slowdown, he said, although Wisconsin’s experience …

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