Wisconsin recorded its third straight month of job losses in January.

The state lost 1,400 private sector jobs between December 2015 and January 2016, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Since October, Wisconsin has lost 4,600 private sector jobs in figures compiled as part of the Current Employment Statistics program, which samples a small number of employers.

It's the first time Wisconsin has produced negative private sector job growth in three straight months since ending a string of 22 straight down months in December 2009.

Between December and January, Wisconsin lost 1,000 jobs in both the information sector and the trade, transportation and utilities sector. See data for all sectors on our interactive graphic.

Wisconsin was one of 21 states that showed job losses in the January estimates.

The recent slide pushed the state down to 38th in 12-month job growth as of January.