Tuesday, November 21, 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 OCTOBER LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED MADISON – Sixty-five Wisconsin Counties had unemployment rates below 4.0 percent in the month of October, according to statistics released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). "We are pleased to see that unemployment rates in nearly all Wisconsin counties remain low," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. "Low unemployment across the state means employers will have to work extra hard during the coming months to fill their temporary openings during the holiday season," she said. The Department has recently unveiled a new Web site specifically designed for meeting seasonal job market needs. "We encourage employers and job seekers to utilize the Seasonal Jobs Web site to meet their employment needs in the coming months," Secretary Reinert said. The Seasonal Jobs Web site address is www.wi-seasonaljobs.org Not surprisingly the six tenths of a percentage point decline in the Wisconsin statewide unemployment rate for October, recently released, also resulted in a rate decrease in ten of the states 11 metropolitan areas. Only the Janesville-Beloit area experienced an increase. That area also had the highest unemployment rate of any of the Wisconsin metropolitan areas at 5.1 percent. Large unemployment rate declines occurred over the month in five metropolitan areas: Eau Claire, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine and Wausau. Employment gains were concentrated in the metropolitan areas, as the balance of the state lost employment in October. Normal seasonal employment declines in tourism-based counties and some northern counties were the major reasons for the employment gain being concentrated in the metropolitan areas. Abnormally warm October weather limited the decline in outdoor activity. Most Wisconsin counties also had very low unemployment rates with 65 of the 72 counties below four percent, 49 below three percent and 13 below two percent. Only two had rates above five percent, Menominee at 7.6 percent and Forest at 6.6 percent Of the 28 Wisconsin cities with a population of 25,000 or more, 24 had rates below four percent unemployment, 15 were below three percent and six were below two percent. Four cities had five or more percent unemployment. The city of Racine had the highest October unemployment rate at 6.2 percent. -30-
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Oct. 2000 | Sept. 2000 | Oct. 1999 | Total labor force | 3,015,700 | 3,025,300 | 2,925,300 | Employed | 2,938,700 | 2,931,500 | 2,853,500 | Unemployed | 77,000 | 93,800 | 71,800 | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | | Seasonably adjusted | Oct. 2000 | Sept. 2000 | Oct. 1999 | Total labor force | 3,014,400 | 3,030,300 | 2,923,700 | Employed | 2,924,100 | 2,919,800 | 2,837,500 | Unemployed | 90,300 | 110,400 | 86,100 | Wis. Unemployment | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2.9% | U.S. Unemployment | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| *Metro National rank Sep. 2000 |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| Oct.
2000 | Sept.
2000 | Oct.
1999 | 14th | Wisconsin | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 45th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 101st | Eau Claire | 2.8% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 64th | Green Bay | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 252nd | Janesville-Beloit | 5.1% | 4.9% | 3.6% | 131st | Kenosha | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 84th | La Crosse | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 9th | Madison | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 203rd | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 3.1% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 227th | Racine | 3.8% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 40th | Sheboygan | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 111th | Wausau | 2.7% | 3.7% | 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 October 2000 Unemployment Rates by County
WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
October 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | ADAMS | 2.5% | 2.8% | 48 | 2.8% | | 49 | | MARATHON | 2.2% | 2.9% | 42 | 2.2% | 5 | | ASHLAND | 4.2% | 5.6% | 2 | 5.2% | | 14 | | MARINETTE | 3.5% | 4.4% | 8 | 3.4% | 11 | | BARRON | 3.6% | 4.3% | 11 | 2.7% | | 7 | | MARQUETTE | 4.1% | 4.6% | 6 | 3.7% | 13 | | BAYFIELD | 3.6% | 3.9% | 20 | 2.9% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 7.6% | 9.2% | 1 | 5.3% | 63 | | BROWN | 1.9% | 2.4% | 61 | 2.0% | | 9 | | MILWAUKEE | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4 | 3.6% | 59 | | BUFFALO | 2.0% | 1.9% | 71 | 2.0% | | 17 | | MONROE | 3.5% | 4.0% | 19 | 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | BURNETT | 2.2% | 2.7% | 52 | 2.6% | | 19 | | OCONTO | 3.2% | 3.5% | 27 | 3.7% | 34 | | CALUMET | 2.6% | 2.3% | 66 | 1.8% | | 22 | | ONEIDA | 3.0% | 3.7% | 22 | 3.4% | 43 | | CHIPPEWA | 2.4% | 2.9% | 43 | 2.1% | | 65 | | OUTAGAMIE | 1.9% | 2.2% | 68 | 2.0% | 16 | | CLARK | 3.5% | 4.0% | 18 | 3.0% | | 70 | | OZAUKEE | 1.7% | 2.1% | 70 | 1.6% | 23 | | COLUMBIA | 3.0% | 3.4% | 29 | 2.6% | | 30 | | PEPIN | 2.8% | 3.1% | 35 | 2.3% | 47 | | CRAWFORD | 2.3% | 3.0% | 39 | 2.7% | | 69 | | PIERCE | 1.7% | 3.0% | 38 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.3% | 1.6% | 72 | 1.2% | | 35 | | POLK | 2.5% | 3.3% | 30 | 2.4% | 62 | | DODGE | 1.9% | 2.4% | 60 | 1.9% | | 48 | | PORTAGE | 2.3% | 2.6% | 55 | 2.3% | 54 | | DOOR | 2.1% | 2.7% | 51 | 2.0% | | 8 | | PRICE | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5 | 4.0% | 24 | | DOUGLAS | 2.9% | 3.2% | 32 | 2.6% | | 18 | | RACINE | 3.4% | 4.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 67 | | DUNN | 1.8% | 2.5% | 56 | 1.8% | | 15 | | RICHLAND | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 | 3.1% | 52 | | EAU CLAIRE | 2.1% | 2.8% | 45 | 2.0% | | 3 | | ROCK | 4.7% | 4.4% | 9 | 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | FLORENCE | 2.6% | 4.1% | 15 | 3.3% | | 10 | | RUSK | 3.7% | 4.5% | 7 | 2.9% | 45 | | FOND DU LAC | 2.4% | 2.8% | 47 | 2.2% | | 58 | | SAUK | 2.0% | 2.3% | 64 | 2.0% | 2 | | FOREST | 6.6% | 4.3% | 12 | 3.5% | | 20 | | SAWYER | 3.1% | 3.7% | 23 | 2.8% | 60 | | GRANT | 1.9% | 3.1% | 33 | 2.6% | | 29 | | SHAWANO | 2.8% | 3.4% | 28 | 2.9% | 25 | | GREEN | 2.9% | 3.1% | 36 | 2.2% | | 66 | | SHEBOYGAN | 1.9% | 2.2% | 69 | 1.7% | 51 | | GREEN LAKE | 2.2% | 2.5% | 58 | 3.0% | | 71 | | ST. CROIX | 1.6% | 2.6% | 54 | 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | | IOWA | 1.8% | 2.2% | 67 | 1.8% | | 40 | | TAYLOR | 2.5% | 2.8% | 50 | 1.8% | 27 | | IRON | 2.8% | 4.0% | 17 | 2.8% | | 44 | | TREMPEALEAU | 2.4% | 2.9% | 44 | 2.2% | 46 | | JACKSON | 2.3% | 3.5% | 26 | 2.2% | | 33 | | VERNON | 2.6% | 3.0% | 41 | 3.1% | 57 | | JEFFERSON | 2.0% | 2.4% | 62 | 1.9% | | 41 | | VILAS | 2.5% | 2.7% | 53 | 2.3% | 6 | | JUNEAU | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3 | 4.6% | | 61 | | WALWORTH | 1.9% | 2.4% | 59 | 1.9% | 42 | | KENOSHA | 2.4% | 3.1% | 34 | 2.7% | | 12 | | WASHBURN | 3.6% | 4.2% | 13 | 4.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | | KEWAUNEE | 2.1% | 2.3% | 65 | 1.9% | | 53 | | WASHINGTON | 2.1% | 2.8% | 46 | 1.9% | 39 | | LA CROSSE | 2.5% | 2.8% | 49 | 2.8% | | 64 | | WAUKESHA | 1.9% | 2.3% | 63 | 1.9% | 28 | | LAFAYETTE | 2.8% | 3.6% | 25 | 2.6% | | 37 | | WAUPACA | 2.5% | 3.0% | 40 | 2.7% | 4 | | LANGLADE | 4.6% | 4.2% | 14 | 4.7% | | 36 | | WAUSHARA | 2.5% | 3.2% | 31 | 3.0% | 21 | | LINCOLN | 3.0% | 3.7% | 21 | 2.8% | | 56 | | WINNEBAGO | 2.0% | 2.5% | 57 | 1.9% | 26 | | MANITOWOC | 2.9% | 3.1% | 37 | 2.6% | | 31 | | WOOD | 2.7% | 3.6% | 24 | 2.4% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
September 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | 18 | | APPLETON | 2.4% | 3.0% | 18 | 2.6% | 2 | | BELOIT | 5.9% | 6.7% | 2 | 5.0% | 25 | | BROOKFIELD | 1.8% | 2.3% | 24 | 1.9% | 16 | | EAU CLAIRE | 2.5% | 3.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 10 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.1% | 3.5% | 13 | 2.9% | 23 | | FRANKLIN | 1.9% | 2.4% | 23 | 2.0% | | | | | | | | 12 | | GREEN BAY | 3.0% | 3.7% | 9 | 3.1% | 26 | | GREENFIELD | 1.8% | 2.2% | 26 | 1.6% | 3 | | JANESVILLE | 5.7% | 4.7% | 4 | 3.9% | 9 | | KENOSHA | 3.1% | 3.8% | 7 | 3.4% | 5 | | LA CROSSE | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 | 3.7% | 28 | | MADISON | 1.5% | 1.8% | 28 | 1.4% | | | | | | | | 6 | | MANITOWOC | 3.3% | 3.6% | 11 | 3.1% | 27 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 1.5% | 1.8% | 27 | 1.4% | 4 | | MILWAUKEE | 5.0% | 6.3% | 3 | 4.7% | 19 | | NEENAH | 2.4% | 2.8% | 19 | 2.5% | 24 | | NEW BERLIN | 1.9% | 2.3% | 25 | 1.6% | 21 | | OAK CREEK | 2.1% | 2.6% | 20 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | 15 | | OSHKOSH | 2.6% | 3.3% | 15 | 2.3% | 1 | | RACINE | 6.2% | 7.6% | 1 | 6.5% | 20 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.3% | 2.6% | 21 | 2.0% | 8 | | STEVENS POINT | 3.2% | 3.8% | 8 | 3.4% | 13 | | SUPERIOR | 3.0% | 3.5% | 12 | 2.8% | 14 | | WAUKESHA | 2.7% | 3.3% | 16 | 2.9% | 11 | | WAUSAU | 3.0% | 4.3% | 5 | 3.1% | 22 | | WAUWATOSA | 2.1% | 2.5% | 22 | 1.9% | 17 | | WEST ALLIS | 2.5% | 3.1% | 17 | 2.3% | 7 | | WEST BEND | 3.2% | 4.2% | 6 | 2.6% | |
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Oct. 2000 | Final
Sep. 2000 | Year Ago
Oct. 1999 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3015.7 | 3025.3 | 2925.3 | -9.6 | 90.4 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 77.0 | 93.8 | 71.8 | -16.8 | 5.2 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2938.7 | 2931.5 | 2853.5 | 7.2 | 85.2 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2862.9 | 2848.7 | 2815.5 | 14.2 | 47.4 | | MANUFACTURING | 612.6 | 614.8 | 613.3 | -2.2 | -0.7 | | DURABLE GOODS | 375.8 | 375.3 | 376.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 32.9 | 33.0 | 32.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 19.0 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | | Primary Metal Industries | 25.9 | 26.0 | 25.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 68.8 | 69.0 | 68.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 108.6 | 108.4 | 110.6 | 0.2 | -2.0 | | Electrical Machinery | 45.1 | 45.2 | 46.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | | Transportation Equipment | 34.0 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11.4 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 236.7 | 239.5 | 237.1 | -2.8 | -0.4 | | Food and Kindred Products | 65.5 | 68.2 | 65.2 | -2.7 | 0.3 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 50.6 | 50.9 | 51.9 | -0.3 | -1.3 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products | 39.5 | 39.4 | 38.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | | Leather & Leather Products | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 133.8 | 133.1 | 129.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 136.1 | 135.1 | 134.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | TRADE | 651.0 | 646.0 | 636.8 | 5.0 | 14.2 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 141.0 | 140.7 | 137.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | | RETAIL TRADE | 510.0 | 505.3 | 498.9 | 4.7 | 11.1 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 151.1 | 151.3 | 146.9 | -0.2 | 4.2 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 754.6 | 757.7 | 747.5 | -3.1 | 7.1 | | GOVERNMENT | 420.9 | 407.9 | 404.9 | 13.0 | 16.0 | | FEDERAL | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | | STATE | 102.0 | 96.9 | 102.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | | LOCAL | 289.2 | 281.4 | 273.0 | 7.8 | 16.2 | | | | | | | | PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | | (1) Includes L-M Disputes | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3014.4 | 3030.3 | 2923.7 | -15.9 | 90.7 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 90.3 | 110.4 | 86.1 | -20.1 | 4.2 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 0.1 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2924.1 | 2919.8 | 2837.5 | 4.3 | 86.6 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2835.2 | 2830.4 | 2787.7 | 4.8 | 47.5 | |
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