Tuesday, August 22, 2000
Governor
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Linda Stewart |
News Media Contact
Christopher Marschman
608/261-6705
e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us
fax: 608/266-1784 | Contact: August Cibarich, 608/266-0522 JULY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED MADISON—Forty-nine Wisconsin counties had unemployment rates at or below 4.0 percent in the month of July, according to statistics released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Of the state’s 72 counties, 21 had unemployment rates below 3.0 percent, 23 had rates above 4.0 percent, and 2 had rates of 7.0 or above. The county with the lowest June unemployment rate was Dane at 1.7 percent. Eight cities had rates below 3.0 percent, fourteen were above 4.0 percent, and five had rates at or above 7.0 percent. The City of Madison had the lowest rate for cities at 2.0 percent. Unemployment for the state remained at 3.7 percent in July as a result of the large labor force. State labor market analysts said the large seasonal labor force level was much greater than normal this year resulting in significant increases in local area unemployment rates. The higher level of unemployment remained despite normal or greater than normal employment gains. "Employment statistics indicate that Wisconsin continues to have one of the largest percentage gains of any of the 50 states in its over-the-year labor force gain," said DWD Secretary Linda Stewart. "This is encouraging news for the thousands of employers across the state who have struggled to find qualified workers in recent years." The number of people employed in Wisconsin increased 6,300, but when seasonally-adjusted, total employment was almost unchanged in July. State labor analysts said that July’s small decline in number of people seeking work, and virtually unchanged employment over the last two months were responsible for July’s unchanged unemployment rate. This release and other labor market information is available on the department Internet site at: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwelmi (end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | July 2000 | June 2000 | July 1999 | Total labor force | 3,092,500 | 3,091,400 | 2,936,200 | Employed | 2,979,500 | 2,973,200 | 2,850,900 | Unemployed | 113,100 | 118,200 | 85,300 | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.9% | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.5% | | Seasonally adjusted | July 2000 | June 2000 | July 1999 | Total labor force | 3,095,900 | 3,027,200 | 2,869,000 | Employed | 2,915,300 | 2,914,900 | 2,784,400 | Unemployed | 110,500 | 112,300 | 84,600 | Wis. Unemployment | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.9% | U.S. Unemployment | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| *Metro National rank May 2000 |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| July
2000 | June
2000 | July
1999 | **25th | Wisconsin | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 76th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 168th | Eau Claire | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 91st | Green Bay | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 252nd | Janesville-Beloit | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 147th | Kenosha | 4.3% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 131st | La Crosse | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 10th | Madison | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 232nd | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 272nd | Racine | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 46th | Sheboygan | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 141th | Wausau | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | - This is the latest available data for the U.S.’s 331 largest metro areas. Urban rankings are NOT seasonally adjusted. Lower is better. Ties are shown only if existing with other Wisconsin urban areas; ties with urban areas in other states are not shown, but are available upon request. Rankings are by the U.S. Labor Department and are based on unadjusted data for the previous month, while the rates shown above for Wisconsin cities are seasonally-adjusted and for the current month.
- **State ranking is seasonally adjusted
- *Metropolitan ranking is not seasonally adjusted and is for the prior month
| Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Maps of July 2000 Unemployment Rates by County WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
July 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | | ADAMS | 3.0% | 3.4% | 48 | 2.4% | | 45 | | MARATHON | 3.2% | 3.5% | 47 | 2.6% | 3 | | ASHLAND | 6.8% | 7.8% | 2 | 6.2% | | 20 | | MARINETTE | 4.4% | 5.0% | 17 | 4.1% | 7 | | BARRON | 5.6% | 4.4% | 25 | 2.9% | | 34 | | MARQUETTE | 3.7% | 5.0% | 16 | 2.9% | 14 | | BAYFIELD | 5.1% | 6.1% | 6 | 4.0% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 9.9% | 14.8% | 1 | 8.5% | 63 | | BROWN | 2.6% | 3.0% | 59 | 2.2% | | 12 | | MILWAUKEE | 5.3% | 5.7% | 10 | 4.0% | 58 | | BUFFALO | 2.7% | 3.3% | 49 | 2.1% | | 21 | | MONROE | 4.3% | 3.9% | 36 | 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | | BURNETT | 2.8% | 3.3% | 52 | 3.1% | | 26 | | OCONTO | 3.9% | 4.6% | 23 | 3.6% | 71 | | CALUMET | 2.4% | 2.5% | 69 | 2.3% | | 36 | | ONEIDA | 3.6% | 4.1% | 31 | 2.7% | 41 | | CHIPPEWA | 3.4% | 3.6% | 44 | 2.7% | | 62 | | OUTAGAMIE | 2.7% | 2.8% | 63 | 2.2% | 16 | | CLARK | 4.8% | 5.7% | 9 | 3.7% | | 67 | | OZAUKEE | 2.6% | 2.5% | 71 | 2.3% | 38 | | COLUMBIA | 3.5% | 4.1% | 29 | 2.9% | | 32 | | PEPIN | 3.8% | 4.7% | 21 | 2.9% | 33 | | CRAWFORD | 3.8% | 4.2% | 28 | 3.1% | | 48 | | PIERCE | 3.1% | 3.2% | 56 | 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.7% | 1.9% | 72 | 1.3% | | 47 | | POLK | 3.1% | 3.5% | 46 | 3.0% | 54 | | DODGE | 2.8% | 3.1% | 58 | 2.4% | | 28 | | PORTAGE | 3.9% | 4.3% | 26 | 3.0% | 59 | | DOOR | 2.7% | 3.3% | 50 | 2.4% | | 6 | | PRICE | 5.7% | 7.0% | 4 | 4.9% | 19 | | DOUGLAS | 4.4% | 5.2% | 12 | 3.4% | | 11 | | RACINE | 5.4% | 5.4% | 11 | 4.9% | 60 | | DUNN | 2.7% | 3.3% | 51 | 2.4% | | 37 | | RICHLAND | 3.6% | 3.3% | 54 | 3.5% | 40 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | 35 | 2.4% | | 2 | | ROCK | 7.4% | 5.2% | 14 | 6.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | FLORENCE | 3.9% | 4.6% | 22 | 5.5% | | 4 | | RUSK | 6.5% | 6.2% | 5 | 3.4% | 44 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.2% | 3.7% | 41 | 2.5% | | 69 | | SAUK | 2.5% | 2.7% | 66 | 1.9% | 9 | | FOREST | 5.5% | 5.8% | 8 | 4.1% | | 18 | | SAWYER | 4.5% | 5.0% | 18 | 3.4% | 23 | | GRANT | 4.1% | 3.8% | 39 | 3.0% | | 35 | | SHAWANO | 3.7% | 4.2% | 27 | 3.0% | 22 | | GREEN | 4.3% | 3.8% | 40 | 3.3% | | 66 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.6% | 2.6% | 68 | 2.5% | 42 | | GREEN LAKE | 3.3% | 3.7% | 42 | 2.2% | | 70 | | ST. CROIX | 2.5% | 2.5% | 70 | 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | | IOWA | 2.5% | 2.7% | 65 | 2.3% | | 43 | | TAYLOR | 3.2% | 4.0% | 32 | 2.3% | 13 | | IRON | 5.2% | 6.1% | 7 | 4.2% | | 29 | | TREMPEALEAU | 3.9% | 4.0% | 33 | 2.6% | 51 | | JACKSON | 3.0% | 3.2% | 55 | 2.0% | | 39 | | VERNON | 3.5% | 4.1% | 30 | 3.3% | 56 | | JEFFERSON | 2.8% | 2.8% | 64 | 2.2% | | 52 | | VILAS | 2.9% | 3.9% | 34 | 2.3% | 5 | | JUNEAU | 6.4% | 7.1% | 3 | 5.2% | | 65 | | WALWORTH | 2.6% | 2.8% | 62 | 2.5% | 8 | | KENOSHA | 5.6% | 3.9% | 37 | 4.3% | | 15 | | WASHBURN | 4.9% | 4.8% | 20 | 3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | | KEWAUNEE | 2.8% | 2.7% | 67 | 2.3% | | 64 | | WASHINGTON | 2.6% | 2.9% | 61 | 2.0% | 46 | | LA CROSSE | 3.1% | 3.5% | 45 | 2.5% | | 55 | | WAUKESHA | 2.8% | 3.0% | 60 | 2.1% | 30 | | LAFAYETTE | 3.9% | 3.8% | 38 | 3.1% | | 31 | | WAUPACA | 3.9% | 3.7% | 43 | 2.7% | 10 | | LANGLADE | 5.5% | 5.2% | 13 | 4.2% | | 24 | | WAUSHARA | 3.9% | 4.9% | 19 | 3.8% | 17 | | LINCOLN | 4.5% | 5.1% | 15 | 3.7% | | 61 | | WINNEBAGO | 2.7% | 3.1% | 57 | 2.1% | 50 | | MANITOWOC | 3.0% | 3.3% | 53 | 2.9% | | 27 | | WOOD | 3.9% | 4.6% | 24 | 3.1% | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service |
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
July 2000 | Final
June 2000 | Year Ago
July 1999 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3092.5 | 3091.4 | 2936.2 | 1.1 | 156.3 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 113.1 | 118.2 | 85.3 | -5.1 | 27.8 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2979.5 | 2973.2 | 2850.9 | 6.3 | 128.6 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2830.3 | 2864.0 | 2798.2 | -33.7 | 32.1 | | MANUFACTURING | 622.1 | 621.0 | 620.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | | DURABLE GOODS | 378.8 | 380.5 | 377.5 | -1.7 | 1.3 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 12.9 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | | Primary Metal Industries | 26.6 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 69.8 | 69.5 | 68.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 110.0 | 110.3 | 111.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | | Electrical Machinery | 45.7 | 45.7 | 46.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | | Transportation Equipment | 32.6 | 34.5 | 32.6 | -1.9 | 0.0 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 243.4 | 240.4 | 243.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | | Food and Kindred Products | 69.5 | 65.7 | 67.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | | Paper and Allied Products | 52.4 | 52.6 | 53.7 | -0.2 | -1.3 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 55.3 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 | | Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products | 39.4 | 40.1 | 38.8 | -0.7 | 0.6 | | Leather & Leather Products | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 135.4 | 133.0 | 134.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS & SAN.
SERV. | 131.4 | 135.6 | 128.8 | -4.2 | 2.6 | | TRADE | 649.2 | 651.9 | 636.9 | -2.7 | 12.3 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 142.3 | 141.7 | 140.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | | RETAIL TRADE | 506.9 | 510.2 | 496.6 | -3.3 | 10.3 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 152.6 | 151.7 | 148.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 757.8 | 758.5 | 752.1 | -0.7 | 5.7 | | GOVERNMENT | 378.9 | 409.5 | 373.6 | -30.6 | 5.3 | | FEDERAL | 33.4 | 38.2 | 30.0 | -4.8 | 3.4 | | STATE | 93.2 | 93.9 | 94.2 | -0.7 | -1.0 | | LOCAL | 252.4 | 277.5 | 249.4 | -25.1 | 3.0 | | | PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | (1) Includes L-M Disputes | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3025.9 | 3027.2 | 2869.0 | -1.3 | 156.9 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 110.5 | 112.3 | 84.6 | -1.8 | 25.9 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2915.3 | 2914.9 | 2784.4 | 0.4 | 130.9 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2818.1 | 2824.8 | 2782.9 | -6.7 | 35.2 | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
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