June unemployment numbers in northern Wisconsin showed little or no improvement from May, according to the latest figures from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Iron County's rate of 12.6 percent was only slightly better than the 12.8 percent in May and nearly twice as high as the  6.7 percent of a year ago.

For Ashland County, the jobless rate worsened, from 10.4 percent to 10.7 percent, compared with 5.8 percent a year ago.

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