Unemployment up in five Wisconsin metro areas

April 1, 2010 - Unemployment is up in five Wisconsin metropolitan areas. The state Department of Workforce Development on Wednesday reported local unemployment figures for February. Unemployment rates rose in the Eau Claire, Fond Du Lac, Oshkosh-Neenah, Racine and Wausau areas from January. Rates didn't change in the Appleton, Green Bay and Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis areas and fell slightly in the Janesville, La Crosse, Madison and Sheboygan areas.

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