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More Milwaukee jobs were added during October as the city's unemployment rate continued to decline. Visit http://milwaukee.jobing.com to learn more.

During October, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 8.5 percent to 8.2 percent, following a decrease from 9.3 percent during September. The area's current rate is lower than the national unemployment rate at the time of 10.2 percent.

The Milwaukee area had a total non-farm employment of 805,700 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 802,100 workers during September, but a 5.9 percent decrease from last year.

Three industries saw a monthly increase in employment, including: trade, transportation and utilities by 2,200 jobs; education and health services by 2,200 jobs; and government by 3,100 jobs. Employment in the mining and logging and other services industries remained even at 300 jobs and 42,300 jobs, respectively.

No industries managed to add jobs on a yearly basis, as all industries excluding the other services industry saw a decrease in employment. Employment in the other services industry remained even over the year.

The mining and logging industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 300 workers during October, the same as during September, but a 25 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• construction by 11.7 percent
• manufacturing by 11.6 percent
• trade, transportation and utilities by 4.8 percent
• information by .6 percent
• financial activities by 4.7 percent
• professional and business services by 13.7 percent
• education and health services by .3 percent
• leisure and hospitality by 7.6 percent
• government by .1 percent

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