Unemployment up slightly News-Chronicle Green Bay matched the majority of the state as its unemployment rate increased slightly from January to February. Green Bay had a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.6 percent, up from 4.5 percent in January but down from 5.2 percent in February 2003. The state rate was 5.2 percent, up from 5.0 in January but down from 5.8 percent in February 2003. "We are still seeing the effects of a sluggish national economy and the slow rate of job creation," said state Secretary of Workforce Development Roberta Gassman. Statewide, 68 of 72 counties reported higher rates from month to month. Marquette County has the highest rate at 11.6 percent. Brown County's unadjusted rate for February was 5.5 percent, up from 5 percent in January but down from 6.3 percent in February 2003.