Monday, March 3, 1997
Governor
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Linda Stewart
Contact
David Blaska
608/267-4400
e-mail: blaskd@mail.state.wi.us
fax: 608/266-1784
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate in January was 3.6 percent, up marginally from 3.5 percent in December but below the 3.7 percent of a year ago.
January’s 3.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, compares with 5.4 percent nationally.
January is the 24th successive month that the state’s unemployment has been below 4.0 percent.
“This is a good start to the year; Wisconsin’s employment situation remains steady and strong,” said Robin Gates, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development.
|
1996 |
January 1997
Unemployment% seasonally adjusted |
January |
Dec. |
Jan. |
|
3.5% |
Wisconsin |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
|
2.8% |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
|
3.7% |
Eau Claire |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
|
3.0% |
Green Bay |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
|
3.8% |
Janesville-Beloit |
5.5 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
|
3.5% |
Kenosha |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
|
3.1% |
La Crosse |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
|
1.7% |
Madison |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
|
3.4% |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
|
4.2% |
Racine |
4.4 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
|
2.8% |
Sheboygan |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
|
3.9% |
Wausau |
4.4 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
|
Wisconsin employers reported that jobs are up 47,100 from a year ago, a 1.8 percent increase. (That figure does not count self-employment or on-farm jobs.) The varied service and miscellaneous group led the way with a yearly gain of 27,300 jobs, a 4.3 percent increase. Within that large group, business services were up 8,300 jobs (up 7.6 percent); social services were up 5,300 jobs (8.3 percent); and health was up 4,400 jobs (2.1 percent). |
Jobs in construction were up 6,900, or 7.9 percent. Trade was up by 8,300 (or 1.4 percent). Manufacturing lost 1,100 jobs, a decrease of one-tenth of one percent. State government was the other area losing jobs; losing 2,100 over the year.
Household Survey
Unadjusted estimates
|
This month |
since last month |
in last 12 months | |
|
Total labor force |
2,877,000 |
-44,400 |
+31,200 |
|
Employed |
2,753,800 |
-79,100 |
+32,800 |
|
Unemployed |
123,100 |
+34,600 |
-1,700 |
|
Wis. Unemployment |
4.3% |
3.0% |
4.4% |
|
U.S. Unemployment |
5.9% |
5.0% |
6.3% |
Seasonally adjusted estimates
Eliminates changes which normally occur at or about the same time in the same magnitude each year.
|
This month |
since last month |
in last 12 months | |
|
Total labor force |
2,927,700 |
-16,600 |
+30,800 |
|
Employed |
2,821,600 |
-21,000 |
+32,700 |
|
Unemployed |
106,100 |
+4,400 |
-2,000 |
|
Wis. Unemployment |
3.6% |
3.5% |
3.7% |
|
U.S. Unemployment |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.7% |
Contact the Labor Market Analyst in these Job Service District offices for local details:
Dan Curtin, Green Bay & Oshkosh: 414/424-3029
Bev Gehrke in Eau Claire & Hayward: 715/634-4845
Jerry Snow in Rock/South Central: 608/266-0230
Bill Brockmiller in La Crosse: 608/785-9337
Joe Colletti in Madison: 608/242-4885
Ron Ramlow in Milwaukee: 414/227-4310
Mark Mundl in Racine: 414/638-7213
Dennis Goodwin in Wausau: 715-843-0116
Dick Seidemann in West Bend: 414/335-5319
The Department of Workforce Development does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of services or in employment. If you need this printed material interpreted in a different form or if you need assistance in using this service, please contact August Cibarich 608/266-0522; TDD/Voice Relay 1-800/947-3529. Due to the methods of data collection and computation, unemployment rates in this report are subject to a margin of error of seven-tenths of a percentage point in either direction [e.g. a rate of 4.0% means the actual unemployment rate is between 3.3% and 4.7%]. The error range for the size of the change is two-tenths of a percentage point [a decrease of five-tenths of a percentage point means the change was between three-tenths and seven-tenths.] Employment and unemployment figures for the latest month are the best available estimates. Seasonally adjusted data is italicized.
|
Establishment survey |
This |
Last |
Year |
Change |
Change |
|
|
2570.7 |
2643.8 |
2523.6 |
-73.1 |
47.1 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
593.7 |
596.4 |
594.8 |
-2.7 |
-1.1 |
|
DURABLE GOODS |
363.0 |
365.0 |
362.1 |
-2.0 |
0.9 |
|
Lumber and Wood Products |
29.7 |
30.0 |
28.7 |
-0.3 |
1.0 |
|
Furniture and Fixtures |
16.6 |
16.8 |
16.4 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
9.5 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
-0.7 |
0.4 |
|
Primary Metal Industries |
24.2 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Fabricated Metal Products |
64.0 |
64.1 |
63.1 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
|
Nonelectrical Machinery |
112.4 |
112.1 |
112.9 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
|
Electrical Machinery |
46.1 |
46.0 |
46.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Transportation Equipment |
31.7 |
32.2 |
32.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.8 |
|
Prof., Scient. & Control Instr. |
17.9 |
17.9 |
18.2 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.8 |
11.6 |
11.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
|
NONDURABLE GOODS |
230.7 |
231.4 |
232.7 |
-0.7 |
-2.0 |
|
Food and Kindred Products |
62.3 |
62.9 |
63.8 |
-0.6 |
-1.5 |
|
Textile Mill Products |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Apparel & Others |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Paper and Allied Products |
51.6 |
51.8 |
51.6 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
|
Printing, Publishing & Allied |
53.5 |
53.3 |
53.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Chemicals, etc. |
13.8 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
|
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Prods |
35.1 |
35.2 |
35.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Leather & Leather Products |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
|
All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
MINING |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
|
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
94.2 |
106.8 |
87.3 |
-12.6 |
6.9 |
|
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS |
119.6 |
123.2 |
117.9 |
-3.6 |
1.7 |
|
TRADE |
587.4 |
614.3 |
579.1 |
-26.9 |
8.3 |
|
WHOLESALE TRADE |
128.9 |
130.3 |
126.0 |
-1.4 |
2.9 |
|
RETAIL TRADE |
458.5 |
484.0 |
453.1 |
-25.5 |
5.4 |
|
FINANCE, Insure, Real Estate |
139.0 |
139.7 |
136.4 |
-0.7 |
2.6 |
|
SERVICES, MISC. |
653.9 |
668.5 |
626.6 |
-14.6 |
27.3 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
380.8 |
392.7 |
379.7 |
-11.9 |
1.1 |
|
FEDERAL |
30.3 |
30.5 |
29.9 |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
|
STATE |
91.8 |
96.6 |
93.9 |
-4.8 |
-2.1 |
|
LOCAL |
258.7 |
265.6 |
255.9 |
-6.9 |
2.8 |
|
1996 UnemploymentAnnual average percentage by county |
|
Wisconsin 3.5% |
|
Adams 4.9Marathon 3.9 |
|
Ashland 6.9Marinette 5.8 |
|
Barron 4.5Marquette 6.4 |
|
Bayfield 6.1Menominee 8.2 |
|
Brown 3.0Milwaukee 4.1 |
|
Buffalo 3.3Monroe 4.4 |
|
Burnett 4.6Oconto 6.0 |
|
Calumet 2.9Oneida 4.1 |
|
Chippewa 4.4Outagamie 2.9 |
|
Clark 5.7Ozaukee 2.2 |
|
Columbia 5.1Pepin 4.7 |
|
Crawford 4.6Pierce 3.2 |
|
Dane 1.7Polk 4.0 |
|
Dodge 2.8Portage 4.2 |
|
Door 6.2Price 6.2 |
|
Douglas 5.3Racine 4.2 |
|
Dunn 3.1Richland 3.8 |
|
Eau Claire 3.3Rock 3.8 |
|
Florence 6.3Rusk 6.9 |
|
Fond Du Lac 3.3Sauk 3.7 |
|
Forest 5.2Sawyer 6.4 |
|
Grant 6.2Shawano 4.4 |
|
Green 3.2Sheboygan 2.8 |
|
Green Lake 4.8St. Croix 3.0 |
|
Iowa 3.7Taylor 5.0 |
|
Iron 8.1Trempealeau 4.7 |
|
Jackson 4.8Vernon 4.5 |
|
Jefferson 2.6Vilas 4.5 |
|
Juneau 6.6Walworth 2.6 |
|
Kenosha 3.5Washburn 5.9 |
|
Kewaunee 3.8Washington 2.7 |
|
La Crosse 3.0Waukesha 2.5 |
|
Lafayette 4.4Waupaca 3.6 |
|
Langlade 5.4Waushara 5.9 |
|
Lincoln 5.0Winnebago 2.7 |
|
Manitowoc 4.2Wood 3.8 |