Unemployment rates were mixed in local counties in December, according to recently released reports. Dubuque County’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in December, down from 3.3% in November but up from the 2.7% recorded in December 2023, according to Iowa Workforce Development. Iowa’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.2% in December, up from 3.1% in November and from 3% in December 2023. In Wisconsin, Lafayette County’s unemployment rate was 2.1% in December, according to the state’s Department of Workforce Development. The county’s unemployment rate was 1.8% in November and 2.1% in December 2023. Crawford County’s unemployment rate was 4.2% in December, up from 2.9% in November but down from 4.5% from a year ago. Grant County’s rate was 3.2%, compared to 2.9% in November and 2.7% a year ago. Iowa County’s rate was 2.5% in December, up from 2.2% in November and from 2.4% in December 2023. Statewide, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was 3% in December, up from 2.9% in November but down from 3.4% in December 2023.
