Milwaukee Area Continues to Lose Jobs

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The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that the four-county Milwaukee area had 10,300 fewer jobs than in September 2007 — a 1.2% slide and the biggest year-to-year drop since 2003.

September marked the 11th month in a row that the Milwaukee area had lost jobs from the year before, the longest downward streak since a slide of 38 consecutive months that started in April 2001.