Wisconsin posted its fewest bankruptcy filings in a decade in the first half of 2017, a reflection of an improved economy and the availability of jobs.
The 8,921 bankruptcy petitions filed in federal court in January through June marked the lowest total for that period in the state since 7,642 were filed in 2007, just before the Great Recession.
Filings were down 1.5% from 2016, when 9,060 people or businesses declared themselves insolvent.
The figures in Wisconsin were slightly better than nationally in the first half of the year. Total bankruptcy filings through June increased 0.2% in the United States…
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