Unemployment rates rose in June throughout Wisconsin, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Workforce Development.
MADISON — Janesville’s unemployment rate was 2.6% in December, down from 3.1% in November and 2.7% in December of 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The labor union that represents plant workers at Hufcor vowed at a rally Thursday at the manufacturer’s Kennedy Road plant to fight the planned, permanent layoff of 166 plant workers as labor negotiations are set to continue.
A Hufcor spokesperson told The 69ÂÜÀò in an emailed statement Thursday that the company plans to keep its research and development, testing, and customer service operations in Janesville but that the manufacturing division in the city will be relocated.
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Although scaled back because of COVID-era concerns, hundreds who turned out for New Life Assembly of God's Freedom Fest.
Data Dimensions has announced it intends to lay off more than 100 people at its two facilities in Janesville after a major government client did not renew a contract it held with the document and data management company.
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has seen a handful of cases involving local people who reported that scammers have fraudulently applied for unemployment benefits in their names.