DWD Analysis of Wisconsin's W-2 Statistics for July 1998

W-2 data table for July 1998

Governor's W-2 Anniversary news release


The number of families receiving cash assistance under W-2 declined statewide in July from a month earlier, while the number of those in unsubsidized work activities increased.

Statewide, the number of family wage earners receiving W-2 cash assistance as they gained work experience in various types of subsidized employment was 10,875.

That was down 227, or 2.1 per cent, from the month before and to the lowest level in the 11 months of W-2.

Five counties reported no one receiving W-2 cash assistance in July. All continued to provide other services to W2 participants, including food stamps and medical assistance and, in some cases, other types of support through what W-2 officials call "case management" activities.

The number of those in unsubsidized activities, most of them employed, rose statewide for the second straight month to 5,021. That was up 157 families, or 3.2 per cent, fromJune and followed an increase of 146 between May and June.

Those in this group accounted for 31.6 per cent of all families in W-2 last month.

Statewide, the number of families in all types of W-2 activities declined over the month by 70, to 15,896. It was the lowest that count has been since W-2 started Sept. 1, 1997.

The trend seen statewide was much the same in Milwaukee County for July.

In Milwaukee County, the number of families in all types of W-2 activities declined slightly over the month, down 90 to 13,344. That was a drop of just under one per cent.

The number in unsubsidized activities rose to 3,886, or up 38 (1.0 per cent) from 3,848 in June. The number receiving cash help under W-2 declined to 9,458, down 128 (1.3 per cent) from the previous month's level of 9,586.

Statewide, the number of those receiving food stamps fell over the month by 1.6 per cent, or 1,193 cases, to 71,691. The medical assistance caseload was about unchanged from June, down just 39 to July's level of 148,633.

The key data, in summary:

W-2 Placements
as of July 31, 1998
 

  Total State

        %

Milwaukee

        %
Unsubsidized

5,021

31.6

3,886

29.1
Trial Job

86

0.5

40

0.3
Community Service 

8,583

54.0

7,902

59.2
W-2 Transitions

2,206

13.9

1,516

11.4
         
Total W-2

15,896

100.0

13,344

100.0

 

JULY 1998
W2 CASELOAD REPORT
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Economic Support Division
 

A

B

C

D

E
AGENCY W2          
W/PAYMENT		 W2            
WO/PAYMENT		 W2    
TOTAL*		 FOOD  
STAMPS		 MEDICAL  
ASSISTANCE
 
* Column C = Columns A and B
    
Adams

5

6

11

322

702

Ashland

2

0

2

343

775

Barron

6

0

6

680

1,717
Bayfield

3

0

3

165

445

Brown

26

15

41

1,804

4,659
Buffalo

13

4

17

205

439

Burnett

5

3

8

202

562

Calumet

3

13

16

161

582

Chippewa

13

11

24

607

1,729
Clark

1

2

3

257

958

Columbia

3

4

7

324

1,064
Crawford

2

0

2

185

542

Dane

282

159

441

3,595

6,474
Dodge

19

9

28

475

1,786
Door

5

10

15

191

594

Douglas

31

25

56

969

1,915
Dunn

17

22

39

492

1,083
Eau Claire

35

26

61

1,129

2,528
Florence

1

5

6

58

192

Fond du Lac

27

40

67

618

2,225
Forest

1

1

2

109

406

Grant

3

3

6

329

1,258
Green

0

2

2

269

762

Green Lake

8

3

11

143

479

Iowa

2

3

5

211

470

Iron

0

0

0

77

267

Jackson

2

1

3

254

614

Jefferson

10

5

15

311

1,472
Juneau

19

19

38

252

698

Kenosha

146

220

366

2,036

3,872
Kewaunee

8

1

9

92

426

La Crosse

46

62

108

1,366

2,790
Lafayette

0

0

0

113

289

Langlade

5

3

8

344

751

Lincoln

8

2

10

253

874

Manitowoc

3

3

6

422

1,895
Marathon

61

35

96

1,046

2,784
Marinette

0

1

1

477

1,462
Marquette

1

0

1

159

395

Milwaukee: Region 1

972

584

1,556

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Region 2

1,135

668

1,803

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Region 3

1,558

1,097

2,655

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Region 4

2,266

594

2,860

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Region 5

1,773

435

2,208

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Region 6

1,743

499

2,242

NA

NA

Milwaukee: No Region

11

9

20

NA

NA

Milwaukee: Total

9,458

3,886

13,344

34,639

47,571
Monroe

15

36

51

423

1,207
Oconto

5

1

6

279

882

Oneida

10

4

14

421

1,128
Outagamie

45

24

69

548

2,067
Ozaukee

2

1

3

207

779

Pepin

1

0

1

64

250

Pierce

11

3

14

185

664

Polk

3

11

14

383

1,188
Portage

18

11

29

687

1,498
Price

2

13

15

313

724

Racine

159

35

194

2,291

5,035
Richland

4

6

10

225

467

Rock

51

58

109

1,680

3,887
Rusk

2

2

4

245

638

St.Croix

2

4

6

250

1,069
Sauk

16

5

21

389

1,340
Sawyer

5

9

14

291

763

Shawano

14

11

25

325

996

Sheboygan

14

15

29

522

2,154
Taylor

3

2

5

236

640

Trempealeau

8

7

15

364

1,055
Vernon

5

8

13

340

851

Vilas

8

3

11

134

489

Walworth

14

29

43

458

1,660
Washburn

3

3

6

199

571

Washington

16

21

37

446

1,504
Waukesha

26

29

55

961

3,684
Waupaca

7

3

10

292

1,806
Waushara

0

2

2

312

703

Winnebago

34

26

60

1,099

3,051
Wood

29

15

44

933

2,180
Menominee

35

5

40

127

345

Red Cliff

0

0

0

104

153

Stockbridge-Munsee

0

0

0

22

47

Lac du Flambeau

7

7

14

91

202

Bad River

10

2

12

68

136

Sokaogon

0

0

0

23

51

Oneida Tr.

11

6

17

70

263

TOTAL

10,875

5,021

15,896

71,691

146,663
W2 caseload is determined by cases that are open and eligible during the report month. "W2 with payment" category includes Community Service Jobs, W2 Transition cases, and Trial Jobs. This report is considered preliminary. Testing is ongoing.