Wisconsin’s seesawing monthly employment estimates showed a loss of 4,000 jobs in September, after an increase of 13,100 in August.
Over the last three months employment has increased by 3,200.
September employment was 30,800 (1.0%) higher than last year.
By comparison, national employment is 1.6% higher than its year-ago level.
Over the past three months, Wisconsin private employment is down by 5,100. Construction and manufacturing employment are up, but private service-providing jobs are down by 7,000.
Service sectors losing employment since June include professional and business employment (-5,000) and leisure and hospitality (-6,600).
These losses are offset by increases in trade, transportation, and utilities (+3,900). Other sectors saw small changes.
The unemployment rate remained at 2.9% in Wisconsin, versus 4.1% at the national level.
The Wisconsin labor force participation rate was 65.6% in September, higher than the 62.7% seen at the national level.
