Thursday, December 28, 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 NOVEMBER LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED MADISON – Fifty-two Wisconsin counties had unemployment rates below 4.0 percent in the month of November, according to statistics released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). "We are pleased to see that unemployment rates remain low across most of the state, with 52 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and 25 of the state’s 28 largest cities having rates below the national unemployment rate of 4.0 percent," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. The Wisconsin seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate (released earlier) remained at 3.0 percent. November metropolitan area unemployment rates (released today) increased in four areas, declined in four and were unchanged in three on the adjusted basis. Not surprisingly, our northernmost counties experienced unemployment rate increases as winter weather arrived and outdoor activity was reduced. Six northern counties had rates at or above five percent while 20 had rates at or above four percent. In contrast to the location of the high county rates, the three highest city rates (all above four percent) are in the southern portion of the state and resulted from sluggishness in the manufacturing industry group. Of the five lowest county rates, all were below two percent and are located in the southern portion of Wisconsin. Cities with low rates were also located in southern Wisconsin. -30-
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Nov. 2000 | Oct. 2000 | Nov. 1999 | | Total labor force | 3,014,500 | 3,016,300 | 2,950,700 | | Employed | 2,934,300 | 2,939,000 | 2,872,800 | | Unemployed | 80,200 | 77,100 | 77,800 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.8% | | Seasonably adjusted | Nov. 2000 | Oct. 2000 | Nov. 1999 | | Total labor force | 3,012,300 | 3,014,700 | 2,953,900 | | Employed | 2,922,600 | 2,924,400 | 2,866,000 | | Unemployed | 89,800 | 90,300 | 87,900 | | Wis. Unemployment | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | | U.S. Unemployment | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
*November
State Rank
October
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| Nov.
2000 | Oct.
2000 | Nov.
1999 | | 15th | Wisconsin | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | | 36th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | | 51st | Eau Claire | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | | 30th | Green Bay | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | | 271st | Janesville-Beloit | 3.7% | 5.1% | 7.7% | | 74th | Kenosha | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | | 74th | La Crosse | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.2% | | 5th | Madison | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | | 131st | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | | 177th | Racine | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% | | 30th | Sheboygan | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | | 51st | Wausau | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.6% | - 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 November 2000 Unemployment Rates by County
WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
November 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 | | ADAMS | 2.9% | 2.5% | 39 | 3.7% | | 49 | | MARATHON | 2.6% | 2.2% | 50 | 2.2% | | 3 | | ASHLAND | 6.0% | 4.2% | 4 | 6.0% | | 20 | | MARINETTE | 4.0% | 3.5% | 15 | 3.8% | | 22 | | BARRON | 3.8% | 3.6% | 11 | 3.3% | | 7 | | MARQUETTE | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5 | 5.4% | | 5 | | BAYFIELD | 5.7% | 3.6% | 13 | 4.7% | | 2 | | MENOMINEE | 6.6% | 7.6% | 1 | 5.5% | | 66 | | BROWN | 2.0% | 1.9% | 64 | 2.0% | | 30 | | MILWAUKEE | 3.5% | 3.8% | 8 | 3.5% | | 43 | | BUFFALO | 3.0% | 2.0% | 61 | 2.1% | | 16 | | MONROE | 4.2% | 3.5% | 16 | 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | BURNETT | 3.4% | 2.2% | 51 | 3.2% | | 31 | | OCONTO | 3.5% | 3.2% | 19 | 3.7% | | 55 | | CALUMET | 2.3% | 2.6% | 32 | 1.8% | | 17 | | ONEIDA | 4.2% | 3.1% | 20 | 4.3% | | 29 | | CHIPPEWA | 3.6% | 2.4% | 45 | 2.5% | | 61 | | OUTAGAMIE | 2.1% | 1.9% | 66 | 2.0% | | 10 | | CLARK | 4.6% | 3.5% | 17 | 3.3% | | 71 | | OZAUKEE | 1.6% | 1.7% | 69 | 1.7% | | 27 | | COLUMBIA | 3.6% | 3.0% | 22 | 3.2% | | 32 | | PEPIN | 3.4% | 2.8% | 29 | 2.8% | | 42 | | CRAWFORD | 3.0% | 2.4% | 44 | 2.7% | | 57 | | PIERCE | 2.3% | 1.7% | 70 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.2% | 1.3% | 72 | 1.2% | | 39 | | POLK | 3.1% | 2.5% | 40 | 2.7% | | 60 | | DODGE | 2.1% | 1.9% | 65 | 1.9% | | 51 | | PORTAGE | 2.5% | 2.3% | 48 | 2.5% | | 11 | | DOOR | 4.5% | 2.1% | 56 | 4.2% | | 1 | | PRICE | 6.7% | 3.8% | 9 | 4.2% | | 36 | | DOUGLAS | 3.3% | 2.9% | 25 | 2.7% | | 35 | | RACINE | 3.3% | 3.4% | 18 | 3.6% | | 62 | | DUNN | 2.1% | 1.8% | 68 | 2.1% | | 23 | | RICHLAND | 3.7% | 3.5% | 14 | 2.3% | | 56 | | EAU CLAIRE | 2.3% | 2.1% | 54 | 2.1% | | 34 | | ROCK | 3.3% | 4.7% | 2 | 6.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | FLORENCE | 4.2% | 2.6% | 34 | 4.9% | | 9 | | RUSK | 4.8% | 3.7% | 10 | 3.6% | | 58 | | FOND DU LAC | 2.2% | 2.4% | 42 | 2.3% | | 52 | | SAUK | 2.5% | 2.0% | 60 | 2.2% | | 6 | | FOREST | 5.0% | 3.9% | 7 | 3.9% | | 8 | | SAWYER | 4.9% | 3.1% | 21 | 4.3% | | 47 | | GRANT | 2.8% | 2.5% | 38 | 2.4% | | 38 | | SHAWANO | 3.2% | 2.8% | 28 | 2.9% | | 48 | | GREEN | 2.6% | 2.9% | 23 | 2.5% | | 69 | | SHEBOYGAN | 1.8% | 1.9% | 63 | 1.7% | | 26 | | GREEN LAKE | 3.7% | 2.2% | 52 | 4.5% | | 67 | | ST. CROIX | 2.0% | 1.6% | 71 | 1.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | | IOWA | 1.8% | 1.8% | 67 | 2.0% | | 14 | | TAYLOR | 4.4% | 2.4% | 47 | 2.7% | | 18 | | IRON | 4.2% | 2.7% | 31 | 5.3% | | 21 | | TREMPEALEAU | 3.9% | 2.4% | 46 | 3.1% | | 37 | | JACKSON | 3.3% | 2.3% | 49 | 2.3% | | 24 | | VERNON | 3.7% | 2.6% | 33 | 3.3% | | 65 | | JEFFERSON | 2.0% | 2.0% | 59 | 2.1% | | 15 | | VILAS | 4.3% | 2.6% | 35 | 3.7% | | 4 | | JUNEAU | 5.7% | 4.1% | 6 | 4.9% | | 64 | | WALWORTH | 2.0% | 2.0% | 58 | 2.0% | | 50 | | KENOSHA | 2.5% | 2.4% | 43 | 2.7% | | 13 | | WASHBURN | 4.4% | 3.6% | 12 | 4.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 | | KEWAUNEE | 2.4% | 2.1% | 55 | 2.1% | | 59 | | WASHINGTON | 2.1% | 2.1% | 53 | 1.9% | | 53 | | LA CROSSE | 2.4% | 2.5% | 36 | 2.7% | | 68 | | WAUKESHA | 1.8% | 1.9% | 62 | 1.9% | | 40 | | LAFAYETTE | 3.0% | 2.8% | 27 | 2.8% | | 46 | | WAUPACA | 2.8% | 2.5% | 37 | 2.9% | | 12 | | LANGLADE | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3 | 4.6% | | 25 | | WAUSHARA | 3.7% | 2.5% | 41 | 3.8% | | 28 | | LINCOLN | 3.6% | 2.9% | 26 | 3.2% | | 63 | | WINNEBAGO | 2.0% | 2.0% | 57 | 2.0% | | 44 | | MANITOWOC | 2.9% | 2.9% | 24 | 2.9% | | 41 | | WOOD | 3.0% | 2.7% | 30 | 2.6% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
November 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | APPLETON | 2.5% | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | | 2 | | BELOIT | 4.9% | 5.9% | 2 | 6.8% | | 24 | | BROOKFIELD | 1.6% | 1.8% | 25 | 1.7% | | 15 | | EAU CLAIRE | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18 | 2.4% | | 13 | | FOND DU LAC | 2.8% | 3.1% | 9 | 2.8% | | 22 | | FRANKLIN | 2.0% | 1.9% | 24 | 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | GREEN BAY | 3.2% | 3.0% | 12 | 3.1% | | 25 | | GREENFIELD | 1.6% | 1.8% | 26 | 1.7% | | 4 | | JANESVILLE | 3.6% | 5.6% | 3 | 8.7% | | 10 | | KENOSHA | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 | 3.6% | | 12 | | LA CROSSE | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5 | 3.6% | | 28 | | MADISON | 1.4% | 1.5% | 27 | 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | MANITOWOC | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6 | 3.7% | | 26 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 1.6% | 1.5% | 28 | 1.4% | | 3 | | MILWAUKEE | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4 | 4.7% | | 14 | | NEENAH | 2.8% | 2.4% | 19 | 2.4% | | 27 | | NEW BERLIN | 1.5% | 1.9% | 23 | 1.5% | | 21 | | OAK CREEK | 2.1% | 2.1% | 22 | 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | OSHKOSH | 2.3% | 2.6% | 15 | 2.4% | | 1 | | RACINE | 6.1% | 6.2% | 1 | 6.3% | | 20 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.2% | 2.3% | 20 | 2.1% | | 5 | | STEVENS POINT | 3.5% | 3.3% | 7 | 3.6% | | 7 | | SUPERIOR | 3.3% | 3.0% | 13 | 2.7% | | 17 | | WAUKESHA | 2.4% | 2.7% | 14 | 2.8% | | 11 | | WAUSAU | 3.1% | 3.0% | 11 | 3.1% | | 23 | | WAUWATOSA | 1.9% | 2.1% | 21 | 1.9% | | 19 | | WEST ALLIS | 2.2% | 2.5% | 16 | 2.2% | | 8 | | WEST BEND | 3.2% | 3.2% | 8 | 2.7% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Nov. 2000 | Final
Oct. 2000 | Year Ago
Nov. 1999 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3014.5 | 3016.0 | 2950.7 | -1.5 | 63.8 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 80.2 | 77.1 | 77.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2934.3 | 2939.0 | 2872.8 | -4.7 | 61.5 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2866.7 | 2863.3 | 2817.8 | 3.4 | 48.9 | | MANUFACTURING | 612.2 | 612.9 | 613.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | | DURABLE GOODS | 375.7 | 375.6 | 375.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 32.6 | 32.8 | 32.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 19 | 19 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | | Primary Metal Industries | 25.8 | 26 | 25.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | | | 69 | 68.8 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 108.6 | 108.4 | 111.3 | 0.2 | -2.7 | | Electrical Machinery | 44.9 | 45.1 | 46.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | | Transportation Equipment | 34.3 | 34.1 | 33.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 236.6 | 237.3 | 237.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | | Food and Kindred Products | 65 | 66.3 | 64.9 | -1.3 | 0.1 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 50.6 | 50.7 | 52.1 | -0.1 | -1.5 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 55.2 | 54.7 | 54.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | | 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 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 130.1 | 133.7 | 126.8 | -3.6 | 3.3 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 134.9 | 136.2 | 132.5 | -1.3 | 2.4 | | TRADE | 659.5 | 650.8 | 645.3 | 8.7 | 14.2 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 141.1 | 141 | 137.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 | | RETAIL TRADE | 518.4 | 509.8 | 507.5 | 8.6 | 10.9 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 151.6 | 151.4 | 147.3 | 0.2 | 4.3 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 748.1 | 754.7 | 740.6 | -6.6 | 7.5 | | GOVERNMENT | 427.8 | 420.7 | 409.3 | 7.1 | 18.5 | | FEDERAL | 30.2 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | | STATE | 103.4 | 102 | 102.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | | LOCAL | 294.2 | 289.1 | 276.1 | 5.1 | 18.1 | | | | | | | | 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 | 3012.3 | 3014.7 | 2953.9 | -2.4 | 58.4 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 89.8 | 90.3 | 87.9 | -0.5 | 1.9 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2922.6 | 2924.4 | 2866.0 | -1.8 | 56.6 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2839.4 | 2835.5 | 2789.3 | 3.9 | 50.1 | |
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