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In the metro Milwaukee area, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% in March, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce.
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Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
The election results also support the deepening metro vs. non-metro divide with the Seventh District going Republican, the Minnesota Senate remaining Republican, and Trump carrying most non-metro counties, all in the face of Democrat Joe Biden carrying the state.
—Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
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Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
Historic Milwaukee Spaces & Traces 2024 Historic Milwaukee Inc. presents its 42nd annual Spaces & Traces tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, featuring mid-century modern homes in the metro Milwaukee area.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
The election results also support the deepening metro vs. non-metro divide with the Seventh District going Republican, the Minnesota Senate remaining Republican, and Trump carrying most non-metro counties, all in the face of Democrat Joe Biden carrying the state.
—Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metro. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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