New Report Shows Fewer Jobs News | September 13, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy A new report finds that a majority of counties in the state have less jobs now than before the pandemic. A Wisconsin Policy Forum report released today found that while the state set a record for total jobs in 2023, 42 of the state’s 72 counties actually averaged fewer jobs in 2023 than in 2019. Milwaukee County lost the most jobs in the five year span followed by Brown and Wood counties. Meanwhile, Dane and Kenosha counties added the most total jobs.