from http://www.biztimes.com:

Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate increased to 7.6 percent, up slightly from 7.4 percent in May, but Gov. Scott Walker today hailed a net gain of 9,500 new jobs in the state in June.

The latest preliminary estimates show a net gain of 12,900 private-sector jobs from May to June, representing the largest one-month gain of private sector jobs since September 2003. The number of manufacturing jobs grew by 800 over the month, bringing the industry total to 14,100 jobs created this year.

The state continues to decrease the number of government jobs.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Scott Baumbach said, “Wisconsin has added 39,300 private-sector jobs since Governor Walker declared Wisconsin open for business. Jobseekers and employers alike are reaping the economic benefits of the business-friendly environment that Governor Walker is advancing, and we encourage jobseekers to keep pursuing these new employment opportunities.”

Responding to the latest report, Walker issued the following statement: “The addition of 9,500 new jobs in Wisconsin, including nearly 13,000 private sector jobs, in the last month is encouraging news and a positive indication that our state is on the right track.  In light of national job numbers that saw our country create a net of only 18,000 jobs last month, our efforts in Wisconsin stand out. Most importantly the new jobs mean that thousands of families all across our state will now be getting a paycheck, in some cases for the first time in over a year. We have made difficult decisions in our state, but they are beginning to payoff. Despite the state’s good news, we still have a lot of work to do to promote more job growth and reach our goal of helping create 250,000 private sector jobs in four years. The national job figures remind us that we can not rest after one month of good news; while there will be ups and downs along the way, we must help lead the nation to recovery. As more Wisconsinites enter the workforce we must continue to focus on job growth and creating more opportunities for Wisconsin families.”