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Wisconsin layoff notices up from this time last year, showing signs of possible economic slowdown

Despite unemployment remaining low, Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said increased layoffs are tied to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to curb inflation by raising interest rates.

Read the full article at: https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-layoff-notices-high-economy-showing-signs-slowdown-recession
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