The number of people filing first-time unemployment claims in Wisconsin fell last week to 19,912, which was considerably lower than the 33,551 who filed for first-time claims in the prior week and lower than the 22,448 who filed claims in the same week a year ago.
The total number of Wisconsin residents with unemployment claims dropped last week to 177,788 from 195,530 in the previous week, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Wisconsin's most recent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate now stands at 7.8 percent, compared with the national rate of 10.0 percent. The Wisconsin rate will be updated to reflect December's totals on Thursday.
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