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State loses 9,300 private-sector jobs in October

By John Schmid of the Journal Sentinel

Nov. 17, 2011 12:20 p.m. 

Wisconsin lost an estimated 9,300 private-sector jobs in October in the state's fourth consecutive month of job losses, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Workforce Development.

The losses were almost as deep as the 10,800 decline in private-sector jobs in July.