Wednesday, January 24, 2001
Governor
Tommy G. Thompson
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Jennifer Reinert |
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fax: 608/266-1784 | Contact: August Cibarich, 608/266-0522 DECEMBER LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED MADISON – Wisconsin local area unemployment rates for December indicate changes over the month and year that edged upward, but still remain very low according to figures released today by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). "The December Wisconsin unemployment rate increase from 3.0 to 3.3 percent, released last week, is reflected in the area rates being released today," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. "As with the state rate, most county and city rates also edged upward, but most increases were moderate in size," she said. All 11 state metropolitan areas had seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increases in the November to December period. Over-the-year comparisons indicate nine metropolitan areas had unemployment rate increases and two areas (La Crosse and Janesville-Beloit) had reductions in the rate. County and city unemployment rate changes (not seasonally adjusted) reflected the normal seasonal increase for this time of the year. In addition, some counties also reflected an impact from the Federal Reserve Bank efforts to slow the rate of economic growth with larger than seasonal increases in unemployment. -30-
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Dec. 2000 | Nov. 2000 | Dec. 1999 | | Total labor force | 3,004,800 | 3,015,900 | 2,975,900 | | Employed | 2,915,900 | 2,935,500 | 2,897,900 | | Unemployed | 89,000 | 80,400 | 78,000 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | | Seasonably adjusted | Dec. 2000 | Nov. 2000 | Dec. 1999 | | Total labor force | 3,000,900 | 3,013,800 | 2,987,200 | | Employed | 2,910,000 | 2,923,800 | 2,898,500 | | Unemployed | 99,800 | 90,000 | 88,600 | | Wis. Unemployment | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | | U.S. Unemployment | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
*December
State Rank
November
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| Dec.
2000 | Nov.
2000 | Dec.
1999 | | **15th | Wisconsin | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | | 42nd | Appleton-Oshkosh | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.1% | | 108th | Eau Claire | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | | 42nd | Green Bay | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% | | 163rd | Janesville-Beloit | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.7% | | 77th | Kenosha | 4.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% | | 77th | La Crosse | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | | 5th | Madison | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | | 108th | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% | | 163rd | Racine | 4.8% | 3.7% | 4.2% | | 24th | Sheboygan | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | | 91st | Wausau | 3.4% | 3.2% | 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 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 December 2000 Unemployment Rates by County WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
December 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 | 3.6% | 3.0% | 42 | 4.2% | | 51 | | MARATHON | 3.0% | 2.6% | 49 | 2.5% | | 6 | | ASHLAND | 5.8% | 6.0% | 3 | 6.1% | | 22 | | MARINETTE | 4.5% | 4.2% | 19 | 4.0% | | 20 | | BARRON | 4.8% | 3.8% | 22 | 3.7% | | 4 | | MARQUETTE | 6.1% | 4.9% | 9 | 6.1% | | 3 | | BAYFIELD | 6.1% | 5.7% | 4 | 5.6% | | 2 | | MENOMINEE | 6.1% | 6.5% | 2 | 4.8% | | 67 | | BROWN | 2.2% | 2.0% | 64 | 1.9% | | 42 | | MILWAUKEE | 3.4% | 3.5% | 30 | 3.1% | | 45 | | BUFFALO | 3.3% | 3.0% | 41 | 3.3% | | 28 | | MONROE | 4.1% | 4.2% | 18 | 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | BURNETT | 4.1% | 3.5% | 31 | 4.4% | | 27 | | OCONTO | 4.2% | 3.5% | 32 | 3.7% | | 62 | | CALUMET | 2.3% | 2.3% | 55 | 1.5% | | 19 | | ONEIDA | 4.8% | 4.2% | 20 | 5.2% | | 21 | | CHIPPEWA | 4.6% | 3.6% | 29 | 3.8% | | 63 | | OUTAGAMIE | 2.3% | 2.1% | 60 | 2.1% | | 7 | | CLARK | 5.8% | 4.5% | 12 | 4.4% | | 71 | | OZAUKEE | 1.7% | 1.6% | 71 | 1.5% | | 34 | | COLUMBIA | 3.9% | 3.6% | 27 | 3.5% | | 24 | | PEPIN | 4.4% | 3.3% | 37 | 4.3% | | 39 | | CRAWFORD | 3.6% | 3.0% | 43 | 3.1% | | 58 | | PIERCE | 2.6% | 2.3% | 56 | 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.3% | 1.2% | 72 | 1.2% | | 36 | | POLK | 3.8% | 3.1% | 39 | 3.3% | | 59 | | DODGE | 2.6% | 2.1% | 62 | 2.0% | | 49 | | PORTAGE | 3.2% | 2.6% | 50 | 2.7% | | 8 | | DOOR | 5.8% | 4.5% | 13 | 5.3% | | 17 | | PRICE | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1 | 4.2% | | 41 | | DOUGLAS | 3.5% | 3.3% | 34 | 3.2% | | 31 | | RACINE | 4.1% | 3.3% | 36 | 3.6% | | 50 | | DUNN | 3.1% | 2.2% | 59 | 2.6% | | 32 | | RICHLAND | 4.0% | 3.7% | 24 | 2.7% | | 56 | | EAU CLAIRE | 2.7% | 2.3% | 57 | 2.3% | | 43 | | ROCK | 3.4% | 3.3% | 33 | 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | FLORENCE | 5.3% | 5.5% | 6 | 6.1% | | 9 | | RUSK | 5.7% | 4.8% | 10 | 4.6% | | 53 | | FOND DU LAC | 2.9% | 2.2% | 58 | 2.3% | | 52 | | SAUK | 3.0% | 2.5% | 51 | 2.6% | | 5 | | FOREST | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7 | 5.0% | | 12 | | SAWYER | 5.6% | 4.9% | 8 | 4.9% | | 46 | | GRANT | 3.3% | 2.8% | 46 | 2.8% | | 37 | | SHAWANO | 3.6% | 3.2% | 38 | 3.1% | | 57 | | GREEN | 2.6% | 2.6% | 48 | 2.2% | | 70 | | SHEBOYGAN | 1.9% | 1.8% | 69 | 1.6% | | 23 | | GREEN LAKE | 4.4% | 3.7% | 26 | 4.6% | | 64 | | ST. CROIX | 2.3% | 2.0% | 65 | 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66 | | IOWA | 2.3% | 1.8% | 70 | 2.3% | | 18 | | TAYLOR | 4.9% | 4.4% | 14 | 4.3% | | 13 | | IRON | 5.6% | 4.6% | 11 | 5.7% | | 16 | | TREMPEALEAU | 5.2% | 3.9% | 21 | 4.4% | | 30 | | JACKSON | 4.1% | 3.3% | 35 | 3.4% | | 33 | | VERNON | 3.9% | 3.7% | 23 | 3.7% | | 61 | | JEFFERSON | 2.4% | 2.0% | 67 | 2.1% | | 14 | | VILAS | 5.4% | 4.4% | 15 | 4.8% | | 1 | | JUNEAU | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5 | 5.3% | | 65 | | WALWORTH | 2.3% | 2.0% | 66 | 1.9% | | 40 | | KENOSHA | 3.6% | 2.5% | 52 | 2.7% | | 11 | | WASHBURN | 5.7% | 4.4% | 17 | 5.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 | | KEWAUNEE | 2.8% | 2.4% | 54 | 2.6% | | 60 | | WASHINGTON | 2.4% | 2.1% | 61 | 1.8% | | 55 | | LA CROSSE | 2.7% | 2.4% | 53 | 2.9% | | 69 | | WAUKESHA | 1.9% | 1.8% | 68 | 1.8% | | 47 | | LAFAYETTE | 3.2% | 3.0% | 40 | 2.6% | | 44 | | WAUPACA | 3.4% | 2.8% | 47 | 3.0% | | 10 | | LANGLADE | 5.7% | 4.4% | 16 | 4.7% | | 25 | | WAUSHARA | 4.2% | 3.7% | 25 | 4.4% | | 26 | | LINCOLN | 4.2% | 3.6% | 28 | 3.9% | | 68 | | WINNEBAGO | 2.0% | 2.0% | 63 | 1.7% | | 48 | | MANITOWOC | 3.2% | 2.9% | 45 | 3.1% | | 35 | | WOOD | 3.9% | 3.0% | 44 | 3.2% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
December 2000
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | APPLETON | 2.5% | 2.5% | 16 | 2.4% | | 2 | | BELOIT | 5.1% | 4.9% | 2 | 5.0% | | 25 | | BROOKFIELD | 1.5% | 1.6% | 24 | 1.4% | | 14 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.1% | 2.7% | 15 | 2.7% | | 10 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.5% | 2.8% | 14 | 2.7% | | 22 | | FRANKLIN | 2.0% | 2.0% | 22 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | GREEN BAY | 3.5% | 3.2% | 9 | 3.0% | | 26 | | GREENFIELD | 1.5% | 1.6% | 25 | 1.4% | | 11 | | JANESVILLE | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4 | 3.6% | | 3 | | KENOSHA | 4.7% | 3.1% | 11 | 3.5% | | 13 | | LA CROSSE | 3.3% | 3.0% | 12 | 3.6% | | 28 | | MADISON | 1.4% | 1.4% | 28 | 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | MANITOWOC | 3.8% | 3.3% | 7 | 4.1% | | 27 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 1.5% | 1.6% | 26 | 1.3% | | 4 | | MILWAUKEE | 4.5% | 4.6% | 3 | 4.1% | | 15 | | NEENAH | 2.8% | 2.8% | 13 | 2.2% | | 24 | | NEW BERLIN | 1.7% | 1.5% | 27 | 1.5% | | 21 | | OAK CREEK | 2.1% | 2.2% | 20 | 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | OSHKOSH | 2.2% | 2.3% | 18 | 2.0% | | 1 | | RACINE | 7.4% | 6.1% | 1 | 6.3% | | 20 | | SHEBOYGAN | 2.2% | 2.2% | 21 | 2.0% | | 5 | | STEVENS POINT | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5 | 3.6% | | 12 | | SUPERIOR | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6 | 2.8% | | 17 | | WAUKESHA | 2.5% | 2.4% | 17 | 2.5% | | 9 | | WAUSAU | 3.5% | 3.1% | 10 | 3.1% | | 23 | | WAUWATOSA | 1.9% | 1.9% | 23 | 1.7% | | 18 | | WEST ALLIS | 2.4% | 2.3% | 19 | 2.0% | | 7 | | WEST BEND | 3.5% | 3.2% | 8 | 2.6% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Dec. 2000 | Final
Nov. 2000 | Year Ago
Dec. 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 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 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 | | |
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