First-time and continued unemployment claims are on the rise in Wisconsin.
Data released today for last week shows there were 88-hundred-and-23 initial claims filed which is just over a thousand more than the week prior. There were over 56-thousand continued claims filed statewide last week which is about 55-hundred more then the week ending July 10th. The total amount of unemployment benefits paid to date during the pandemic is nearly 46-million-dollars.