Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 3%, ties record low

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Jan 18, 2018 10:57 AM CST

NOW: Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 3%, ties record low

WISCONSIN (CBS 58) -- Preliminary estimates show unemployment in Wisconsin reached a record low in December.

The State Department of Workforce Development said Thursday that the unemployment rate in December was 3%. That's a record for December and matches the lowest rate on record.

The rate was down 0.2 percentage points from November. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.1%.