Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Governor
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Jennifer Reinert |
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 AUGUST LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED MADISON—Fifty Wisconsin counties had unemployment rates at or below 4.0 percent in the month of August and only seven had rates of 5.0 percent or more for the month, according to statistics released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Of the state’s 72 counties, 29 had unemployment rates below 3 percent, 20 had rates above 4 percent, and one had a rate of more than 7 percent. The county with the lowest July unemployment rate was Dane at 1.5 percent. Ten cities had rates below 3 percent, while eight were above 4 percent, and two had rates at or above 7 percent. The City of Madison had the lowest rate for cities at 1.8 percent. Of the state’s 11 metropolitan areas, nine experienced declines in the unemployment rate, one did not change and one, La Crosse, increased by only a tenth of a percentage point. Unemployment for the state declined by two tenths of a percentage point seasonally adjusted as the number of unemployed dropped by more than 4,000 over the month. Meanwhile, officials said employment declined by less than it normally does in August with the adjusted figure increasing by 6,000 to 2,922,700. "Wisconsin continues to experience low unemployment combined with labor market and employment growth, all indications of a strong and healthy economy," Secretary Reinert said. 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 | August 2000 | July 2000 | August 1999 | Total labor force | 3,059,200 | 3,094,100 | 2,911,700 | Employed | 2,960,700 | 2,980,900 | 2,836,700 | Unemployed | 98,600 | 113,200 | 75,000 | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2.6% | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | | Seasonably adjusted | August 2000 | July 2000 | August 1999 | Total labor force | 3,029,000 | 3,027,400 | 2,879,900 | Employed | 2,922,700 | 2,916,700 | 2,795,500 | Unemployed | 106,400 | 110,700 | 84,400 | Wis. Unemployment | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.9% | U.S. Unemployment | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| *Metro National rank July 2000 |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| August
2000 | July
2000 | August
1999 | 18th | Wisconsin | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 60th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 144th | Eau Claire | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 51st | Green Bay | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 314th | Janesville-Beloit | 4.9% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 285th | Kenosha | 3.4% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 114th | La Crosse | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10th | Madison | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 213th | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 281st | Racine | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 51st | Sheboygan | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 114th | Wausau | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | - 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 metropolitan areas 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 August 2000 Unemployment Rates by County WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
August 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 | 2.7% | 3.0% | 52 | 2.6% | | 44 | | MARATHON | 2.9% | 3.2% | 43 | 2.4% | 2 | | ASHLAND | 6.2% | 6.9% | 3 | 5.6% | | 23 | | MARINETTE | 3.9% | 4.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 39 | | BARRON | 3.0% | 5.6% | 7 | 2.6% | | 20 | | MARQUETTE | 4.1% | 3.7% | 35 | 2.8% | 14 | | BAYFIELD | 4.4% | 5.2% | 13 | 3.2% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 10.5% | 9.9% | 1 | 6.9% | 62 | | BROWN | 2.3% | 2.6% | 66 | 2.0% | | 8 | | MILWAUKEE | 4.8% | 5.3% | 12 | 3.8% | 69 | | BUFFALO | 2.1% | 2.7% | 58 | 2.1% | | 4 | | MONROE | 5.8% | 4.3% | 22 | 4.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | BURNETT | 2.6% | 2.8% | 55 | 2.8% | | 27 | | OCONTO | 3.5% | 3.9% | 27 | 3.3% | 64 | | CALUMET | 2.3% | 2.4% | 71 | 2.0% | | 28 | | ONEIDA | 3.5% | 3.6% | 37 | 2.6% | 41 | | CHIPPEWA | 3.0% | 3.4% | 41 | 2.3% | | 66 | | OUTAGAMIE | 2.2% | 2.7% | 60 | 2.1% | 18 | | CLARK | 4.1% | 4.8% | 16 | 3.3% | | 70 | | OZAUKEE | 2.1% | 2.6% | 63 | 1.8% | 29 | | COLUMBIA | 3.5% | 3.5% | 40 | 2.6% | | 46 | | PEPIN | 2.8% | 3.8% | 32 | 2.6% | 40 | | CRAWFORD | 3.0% | 3.8% | 33 | 2.8% | | 60 | | PIERCE | 2.3% | 3.1% | 45 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.5% | 1.7% | 72 | 1.2% | | 47 | | POLK | 2.7% | 3.1% | 47 | 2.4% | 11 | | DODGE | 4.7% | 2.8% | 57 | 2.0% | | 17 | | PORTAGE | 4.2% | 3.9% | 30 | 2.7% | 51 | | DOOR | 2.6% | 2.8% | 56 | 2.2% | | 15 | | PRICE | 4.3% | 5.7% | 6 | 3.9% | 24 | | DOUGLAS | 3.8% | 4.5% | 17 | 3.1% | | 12 | | RACINE | 4.5% | 5.5% | 9 | 4.3% | 58 | | DUNN | 2.4% | 2.7% | 61 | 2.1% | | 36 | | RICHLAND | 3.2% | 3.6% | 36 | 2.5% | 38 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.1% | 3.5% | 38 | 2.3% | | 9 | | ROCK | 4.7% | 7.5% | 2 | 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | FLORENCE | 4.1% | 3.9% | 28 | 4.3% | | 6 | | RUSK | 5.2% | 6.5% | 4 | 2.9% | 37 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.2% | 3.2% | 44 | 2.3% | | 63 | | SAUK | 2.3% | 2.5% | 70 | 1.8% | 10 | | FOREST | 4.7% | 5.4% | 11 | 3.7% | | 22 | | SAWYER | 4.0% | 4.5% | 19 | 3.1% | 30 | | GRANT | 3.4% | 4.1% | 23 | 2.6% | | 34 | | SHAWANO | 3.3% | 3.7% | 34 | 2.7% | 33 | | GREEN | 3.3% | 4.3% | 21 | 2.5% | | 67 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.2% | 2.6% | 64 | 1.9% | 42 | | GREEN LAKE | 3.0% | 3.3% | 42 | 1.9% | | 71 | | ST. CROIX | 2.1% | 2.5% | 68 | 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | | IOWA | 2.2% | 2.5% | 69 | 2.0% | | 54 | | TAYLOR | 2.4% | 3.1% | 46 | 2.0% | 13 | | IRON | 4.5% | 5.2% | 14 | 4.0% | | 31 | | TREMPEALEAU | 3.4% | 3.9% | 25 | 2.6% | 53 | | JACKSON | 2.5% | 3.0% | 51 | 2.2% | | 35 | | VERNON | 3.3% | 3.5% | 39 | 3.6% | 57 | | JEFFERSON | 2.4% | 2.8% | 54 | 1.9% | | 55 | | VILAS | 2.4% | 3.0% | 50 | 2.0% | 3 | | JUNEAU | 6.2% | 6.3% | 5 | 5.2% | | 61 | | WALWORTH | 2.3% | 2.6% | 65 | 1.9% | 32 | | KENOSHA | 3.3% | 5.6% | 8 | 2.8% | | 21 | | WASHBURN | 4.0% | 4.9% | 15 | 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65 | | KEWAUNEE | 2.2% | 2.7% | 59 | 2.2% | | 52 | | WASHINGTON | 2.6% | 2.6% | 67 | 1.9% | 43 | | LA CROSSE | 3.0% | 3.1% | 49 | 3.0% | | 56 | | WAUKESHA | 2.4% | 2.8% | 53 | 2.0% | 26 | | LAFAYETTE | 3.5% | 3.9% | 26 | 2.8% | | 45 | | WAUPACA | 2.8% | 4.0% | 24 | 2.7% | 5 | | LANGLADE | 5.3% | 5.5% | 10 | 3.8% | | 16 | | WAUSHARA | 4.2% | 3.9% | 29 | 3.0% | 25 | | LINCOLN | 3.8% | 4.5% | 18 | 3.4% | | 59 | | WINNEBAGO | 2.4% | 2.7% | 62 | 1.9% | 48 | | MANITOWOC | 2.7% | 3.1% | 48 | 2.6% | | 7 | | WOOD | 5.0% | 3.9% | 31 | 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
August 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | 17 | | APPLETON | 3.0% | 3.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 2 | | BELOIT | 7.5% | 9.2% | 3 | 5.2% | 25 | | BROOKFIELD | 2.1% | 2.3% | 25 | 1.9% | 12 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 9 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.9% | 4.4% | 8 | 3.2% | 22 | | FRANKLIN | 2.3% | 2.6% | 22 | 2.0% | | | | | | | | | 13 | | GREEN BAY | 3.7% | 4.0% | 13 | 3.2% | 24 | | GREENFIELD | 2.1% | 2.4% | 24 | 1.9% | 5 | | JANESVILLE | 4.9% | 9.4% | 2 | 3.2% | 6 | | KENOSHA | 4.1% | 7.4% | 4 | 3.7% | 8 | | LA CROSSE | 4.1% | 4.2% | 11 | 4.1% | 28 | | MADISON | 1.8% | 2.0% | 28 | 1.4% | | | | | | | | | 16 | | MANITOWOC | 3.2% | 3.4% | 16 | 3.1% | 27 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 1.8% | 2.2% | 27 | 1.5% | 3 | | MILWAUKEE | 6.5% | 7.1% | 5 | 5.1% | 19 | | NEENAH | 2.7% | 2.9% | 21 | 2.1% | 26 | | NEW BERLIN | 2.1% | 2.3% | 26 | 1.7% | 20 | | OAK CREEK | 2.6% | 3.0% | 20 | 2.0% | | | | | | | | | 15 | | OSHKOSH | 3.3% | 3.8% | 15 | 2.5% | 1 | | RACINE | 8.5% | 10.1% | 1 | 8.0% | 21 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.5% | 3.1% | 19 | 2.3% | 4 | | STEVENS POINT | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6 | 3.9% | 7 | | SUPERIOR | 4.1% | 4.7% | 7 | 3.2% | 14 | | WAUKESHA | 3.6% | 4.1% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | | WAUSAU | 3.7% | 4.2% | 9 | 3.1% | 23 | | WAUWATOSA | 2.3% | 2.6% | 23 | 1.8% | 18 | | WEST ALLIS | 3.0% | 3.3% | 18 | 2.4% | 10 | | WEST BEND | 3.8% | 4.0% | 14 | 2.3% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Aug. 2000 | Final
July 2000 | Year Ago
Aug. 1999 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3059.2 | 3094.1 | 2911.7 | -34.9 | 147.5 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 98.6 | 113.2 | 75.0 | -14.6 | 23.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2960.7 | 2980.9 | 2836.7 | -20.2 | 124.0 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2836.0 | 2832.5 | 2798.5 | 3.5 | 37.5 | | MANUFACTURING | 622.2 | 622.1 | 622.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | | DURABLE GOODS | 379.2 | 378.8 | 378.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 33.6 | 33.9 | 33.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | | Primary Metal Industries | 26.5 | 26.6 | 25.7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 69.7 | 69.8 | 68.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 109.4 | 110.0 | 111.0 | -0.6 | -1.6 | | Electrical Machinery | 45.6 | 45.7 | 46.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | | Transportation Equipment | 34.4 | 32.6 | 34.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 243.0 | 243.3 | 243.8 | -0.3 | -0.8 | | Food and Kindred Products | 69.2 | 69.2 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -0.3 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 52.3 | 52.5 | 53.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 55.3 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 | | Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products | 39.6 | 39.9 | 39.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | | Leather & Leather Products | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | | 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 | 135.2 | 135.1 | 133.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS & SAN.
SERV. | 131.6 | 130.9 | 129.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | | TRADE | 651.6 | 649.2 | 639.1 | 2.4 | 12.5 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 141.7 | 142.1 | 139.8 | -0.4 | 1.9 | | RETAIL TRADE | 509.9 | 507.1 | 499.3 | 2.8 | 10.6 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 152.2 | 152.3 | 148.1 | -0.1 | 4.1 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 762.4 | 759.0 | 753.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 | | GOVERNMENT | 377.8 | 381.0 | 370.2 | -3.2 | 7.6 | | FEDERAL | 34.9 | 33.5 | 30.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | | STATE | 93.7 | 93.1 | 94.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | | LOCAL | 249.2 | 254.4 | 245.8 | -5.2 | 3.4 | | | | | | | | 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 | 3029.0 | 3027.4 | 2879.9 | 1.6 | 149.1 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 106.4 | 110.7 | 84.4 | -4.3 | 22.0 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2922.7 | 2916.7 | 2795.5 | 6.0 | 127.2 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2822.7 | 2820.2 | 2782.7 | 2.5 | 40.0 | | News Release Index Page
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