THU PM Update: Unemployment rate ticks up in May while total employment hits record high

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From WisPolitics.com ... -- Wisconsin's jobless rate ticked up, but the number of people employed in May hit a record total of 3,059,300, new government stats show. In addition, the state's labor force participation rate in May was 66.5 percent, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than the U.S. rate of 62.3 percent but well below the historic highs seen...