Wisconsin's January unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percent from December, according to preliminary numbers released Wednesday by the Department of Workforce Development.
According to the numbers, the rate dropped from 7.5 percent in December 2010 to 7.4 percent in January 2011.
The private sector in Wisconsin added 10,100 jobs in the month of January, while the public sector lost 3,900, including 3,600 from state government, according to the report.
Gov. Scott Walker released a statement praising the job creation and touted it as evidence of a successful legislative special session.
""The number one goal of my Administration is to get government out of the way so that the private sector can create 250,000 jobs by 2015,"" Walker said in the statement. ""Our Special Session on Job Creation coupled with our continuing efforts to improve Wisconsin's business climate sends a strong message to the global marketplace that Wisconsin is Open for Business.""
