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Report: State added jobs in January
Much-anticipated report released Thursday
Updated: Thursday, 08 Mar 2012, 5:39 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 08 Mar 2012, 12:51 PM CST
MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin labor officials say the state added 12,500 jobs in January.
Data the Department of Workforce Development released Thursday shows the state added 15,700 jobs but lost 3,200 government jobs.
The state's unemployment rate fell slightly, from 7 percent in December to 6.9 percent in January. The agency cautioned the figures were preliminary but said unemployment was at its lowest since December 2008.
Gov. Scott Walker, who has promised to create 250,000 jobs during his first term and faces a potential recall election this summer, welcomed the numbers.
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