evidence: "In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record-low of 2.4%," Evers said during his Jan. 23 address. [...] April’s record low beat Wisconsin’s previous lowest unemployment rate of 2.5% from just the month prior. And before the pandemic, Wisconsin’s lowest unemployment rate on record was 2.9% in March 2020. [...] Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, "BLS data: Wisconsin statewide unemployment rate hits new record low of 2.4% in April, state adds 3,800 total jobs over month," May 18, 2023.