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New jobs data released Thursday showed Wisconsin still struggling to build momentum on a front that remains a key topic in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

Wisconsin added 28,712 private sector jobs between March 2013 and March 2014, a 1.26 percent increase, ranking 33rd among all states, according to U.S. Department of Labor.

Also Thursday, the Department of Workforce Development said the state lost 4,300 jobs in August, which would be the fourth-largest monthly job loss since Walker took office.

The March figure comes from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which is considered the best measure of the state’s job-creation track record because it is based on information from almost every employer in the country.

Thursday’s release was the last quarterly jobs report due out before the Nov. 4 election, in which Republican Gov. Scott Walker is in a tight race with Democratic challenger Mary Burke.

The August figure comes from the U.S. Labor Department’s Current Employment Statistics, a monthly survey of 3.5 percent of Wisconsin employers, and is subject to further revision. The final monthly jobs report before the election will be released next month.