Department of Workforce Development

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 Governor Scott McCallum Secretary Jennifer Reinert

News Media Contact Christopher Marschman 608/261-6705 e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us fax: 608/266-1784

MADISON – Wisconsin local area employment data for January indicate changes over the month and year that edged upward, but remained in line with statewide statistics for the past decade, according to figures released today by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD).

"Employment figures for Wisconsin counties and metropolitan areas, not surprisingly, reflect the effects of an unusually harsh winter, slowing national economy, and the cutbacks in seasonal help that normally come with the end of the holiday shopping season," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert.

"Although construction and manufacturing have decreased in some areas of the state, construction has actually increased statewide more than two percent over the year, with some metro areas experiencing double-digit growth, and manufacturing has only dipped a modest one half of one percent," she said.

Ten of Wisconsin’s 11 metropolitan areas had seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increases and one area (Janseville-Beloit) had a reduction in rate in the December to January period. Over-the-year comparisons indicate ten metropolitan areas had unemployment rate increases and one area (La Crosse) had a reduction in the rate.

Most of the over the month job losses were concentrated in the retail and services sectors, due largely to the holiday season winding down and extra help being let go. This was evident in most of the metro areas.

"We see many positive economic signs, not the least of which are recent employer surveys conducted by Manpower indicating that many Wisconsin employers plan to add workers, while few plan cutbacks in the next several months," Secretary Reinert said. "We have every reason to believe that the state’s economy will see a healthy rebound in the spring and summer months, as weather improves and recent interest rate cuts take effect," she said.

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 Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey

Seasonably adjusted	Jan. 2001	Dec. 2000	Jan. 2000
Total labor force	3,050,700	3,024,900	2,876,100
Employed	2,935,300	2,922,600	2,781,200
Unemployed	115,400	102,300	94,900
Wis. Unemployment	3.8	3.4	3.3
U.S. Unemployment	4.2	4.0	4.0

 

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January State Rank *December Area Rank	Unemployment % seasonally adjusted	Jan. 2001	Dec. 2000	Jan. 2000
**24th	Wisconsin	3.8%	3.4%	3.3%
60th	Appleton-Oshkosh	2.8%	2.5%	2.1%
190th	Eau Claire	4.0%	3.5%	3.1%
60th	Green Bay	2.9%	2.7%	2.2%
190th	Janesville-Beloit	4.3%	4.5%	3.6%
204th	Kenosha	4.9%	4.3%	3.3%
117th	La Crosse	3.0%	2.9%	3.2%
6th	Madison	1.7%	1.5%	1.4%
117th	Milwaukee-Waukesha	4.0%	3.5%	3.1%
****NA	Racine	5.1%	4.7%	4.2%
38th	Sheboygan	2.7%	2.2%	2.0%
147th	Wausau	3.6%	3.4%	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 **** Racine ranking figures were not available at time of printing.

 Source *Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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Maps of January 2001 Unemployment Rates by County

WISCONSIN COUNTIES Unemployment Rates January 2001 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) RANK COUNTY RATE LAST RATE LAST RANK YR   AGO  RATE RANK COUNTY RATE LAST RATE  LAST RANK YR   AGO   RATE                         39 ADAMS 5.7% 3.8% 35 6.6% 55 MARATHON 4.5% 3.0% 51 4.2% 6 ASHLAND 9.2% 5.9% 7 8.7% 23 MARINETTE 6.8% 4.6% 21 6.1% 21 BARRON 7.0% 4.9% 17 5.6% 3 MARQUETTE 9.6% 6.0% 5 8.9% 7 BAYFIELD 9.0% 6.1% 4 8.4% 14 MENOMINEE 7.7% 6.5% 1 6.1% 66 BROWN 3.2% 2.3% 63 3.0% 51 MILWAUKEE 4.7% 3.5% 41 4.2% 45 BUFFALO 5.1% 3.3% 45 4.5% 38 MONROE 5.7% 4.0% 30 5.1% 25 BURNETT 6.7% 4.0% 32 6.3% 28 OCONTO 6.3% 4.2% 26 6.0% 67 CALUMET 3.1% 2.3% 62 2.4% 22 ONEIDA 7.0% 4.9% 18 7.4% 20 CHIPPEWA 7.1% 4.6% 22 6.4% 65 OUTAGAMIE 3.4% 2.3% 64 3.1% 5 CLARK 9.3% 5.8% 9 7.4% 71 OZAUKEE 2.3% 1.7% 71 2.3% 35 COLUMBIA 5.8% 3.8% 36 5.3% 15 PEPIN 7.7% 4.5% 24 7.0% 40 CRAWFORD 5.6% 3.6% 40 4.5% 56 PIERCE 4.2% 2.6% 57 3.5% 72 DANE 2.0% 1.3% 72 1.8% 33 POLK 5.9% 3.7% 38 4.5% 57 DODGE 4.2% 2.6% 58 3.5% 44 PORTAGE 5.2% 3.2% 49 5.0% 10 DOOR 8.1% 5.6% 12 7.6% 17 PRICE 7.5% 4.9% 19 6.4% 36 DOUGLAS 5.8% 3.5% 42 5.1% 34 RACINE 5.8% 4.0% 31 5.6% 50 DUNN 4.8% 3.1% 50 4.4% 32 RICHLAND 5.9% 4.1% 28 4.2% 60 EAU CLAIRE 3.9% 2.7% 54 3.6% 46 ROCK 5.0% 3.4% 43 4.8% 4 FLORENCE 9.6% 5.9% 8 9.5% 1 RUSK 10.4% 6.0% 6 7.3% 47 FOND DU LAC 5.0% 2.8% 53 3.7% 52 SAUK 4.7% 3.0% 52 4.1% 12 FOREST 7.8% 6.3% 2 7.9% 11 SAWYER 7.9% 5.4% 15 7.6% 41 GRANT 5.6% 3.3% 46 5.3% 42 SHAWANO 5.5% 3.7% 37 5.0% 54 GREEN 4.6% 2.6% 59 4.3% 69 SHEBOYGAN 2.9% 1.8% 70 2.4% 24 GREEN LAKE 6.7% 4.3% 25 6.0% 63 ST. CROIX 3.6% 2.3% 65 2.8% 53 IOWA 4.7% 2.4% 61 4.5% 19 TAYLOR 7.2% 4.8% 20 6.2% 18 IRON 7.3% 5.7% 10 7.4% 13 TREMPEALEAU 7.8% 5.2% 16 6.6% 26 JACKSON 6.6% 4.5% 23 5.6% 31 VERNON 6.0% 3.9% 33 5.6% 62 JEFFERSON 3.8% 2.3% 67 3.4% 16 VILAS 7.5% 5.4% 14 7.3% 2 JUNEAU 9.7% 6.2% 3 8.6% 61 WALWORTH 3.8% 2.3% 66 3.2% 43 KENOSHA 5.4% 3.6% 39 4.1% 8 WASHBURN 8.4% 5.6% 13 8.4% 58 KEWAUNEE 4.0% 2.7% 55 3.7% 64 WASHINGTON 3.4% 2.4% 60 2.9% 59 LA CROSSE 4.0% 2.6% 56 4.3% 70 WAUKESHA 2.8% 1.9% 69 2.6% 37 LAFAYETTE 5.8% 3.3% 47 5.0% 49 WAUPACA 4.8% 3.3% 44 4.3% 9 LANGLADE 8.1% 5.7% 11 7.1% 30 WAUSHARA 6.1% 4.1% 29 6.6% 27 LINCOLN 6.5% 4.2% 27 5.8% 68 WINNEBAGO 3.0% 2.0% 68 2.6% 48 MANITOWOC 4.9% 3.2% 48 4.5% 29 WOOD 6.3% 3.9% 34 5.7%

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service

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WISCONSIN CITIES Unemployment Rates January 2001 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) RANK CITY RATE LAST RATE LAST RANK YR  AGO RATE             17 APPLETON 3.7% 2.5% 17 3.4% 3 BELOIT 6.8% 5.0% 2 6.7% 27 BROOKFIELD 2.0% 1.5% 26 1.8% 14 EAU CLAIRE 4.4% 3.1% 14 4.0% 6 FOND DU LAC 6.1% 3.4% 10 4.0% 22 FRANKLIN 3.1% 2.1% 22 2.6% 12 GREEN BAY 4.9% 3.6% 7 4.6% 24 GREENFIELD 2.5% 1.6% 25 2.1% 11 JANESVILLE 5.0% 3.3% 11 4.7% 2 KENOSHA 7.0% 4.6% 4 5.2% 13 LA CROSSE 4.9% 3.2% 13 5.2% 28 MADISON 2.0% 1.4% 28 1.8% 7 MANITOWOC 5.5% 3.7% 6 5.6% 26 MENOMONEE FALLS 2.2% 1.5% 27 1.9% 4 MILWAUKEE 6.6% 4.9% 3 5.9% 15 NEENAH 4.0% 2.8% 15 3.2% 25 NEW BERLIN 2.3% 1.7% 24 2.1% 18 OAK CREEK 3.7% 2.2% 21 2.9% 21 OSHKOSH 3.5% 2.2% 20 3.0% 1 RACINE 8.9% 6.6% 1 8.5% 20 SHEBOYGAN 3.5% 2.2% 19 2.9% 5 STEVENS POINT 6.6% 4.1% 5 6.1% 9 SUPERIOR 5.1% 3.3% 12 4.5% 16 WAUKESHA 3.8% 2.5% 18 3.6% 10 WAUSAU CITY 5.0% 3.5% 8 4.8% 23 WAUWATOSA 2.8% 2.0% 23 2.5% 19 WEST ALLIS 3.6% 2.6% 16 3.2% 8 WEST BEND CITY 5.2% 3.4% 9 4.2%

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service

 

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WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY IN THOUSANDS         Net Change From ITEM Prelim. Jan. 2001 Final  Dec.   2000 Year Ago Jan. 2000 Month Ago  Year Ago              PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA               CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 3006.3 3008.1 2834.3 -1.8 172.0   UNEMPLOYMENT 132.7 89.2 112.2 43.5 20.5   UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4 3.0 4.0 1.4 0.4   EMPLOYMENT (1) 2873.7 2919.0 2722.1 -45.3 151.6             PLACE OF WORK DATA           NONFARM WAGE & SALARY 2788.7 2863.1 2748.3 -74.4 40.4   MANUFACTURING 608.8 611.8 611.9 -3.0 -3.1   DURABLE GOODS 370.3 372.4 374.4 -2.1 -4.1      Lumber and Wood Products 31.3 31.7 31.6 -0.4 -0.3      Furniture and Fixtures 19.1 19.1 18.2 0.0 0.9      Stone, Clay & Glass Products 10.4 11.1 10.5 -0.7 -0.1      Primary Metal Industries 25.5 25.6 26.3 -0.1 -0.8      Fabricated Metal Products 66.9 67.2 67.2 -0.3 -0.3      Nonelectrical Machinery 108.6 108.4 111.0 0.2 -2.4      Electrical Machinery 45.8 45.9 46.3 -0.1 -0.5      Transportation Equipment 33.6 33.5 34.6 0.1 -1.0      Prof., Scient. & Control      Instruments 18.1 18.0 17.7 0.1 0.4      Miscellaneous Manufacturing 11.1 12.0 11.0 -0.9 0.1               NONDURABLE GOODS 238.5 239.4 237.4 -0.9 1.1      Food and Kindred Products 67.3 67.8 64.6 -0.5 2.7      Textile Mill Products 2.4 2.5 2.4 -0.1 0.0      Apparel & Other Finished      Products 5.7 5.9 5.6 -0.2 0.1      Paper and Allied Products 51.2 51.1 52.2 0.1 -1.0      Printing, Publishing & Allied 55.1 55.0 54.2 0.1 0.9      Chemicals and Allied Products 15.0 15.1 14.8 -0.1 0.2      Rubber & Misc. Plastic      Products 38.2 38.5 39.3 -0.3 -1.1      Leather & Leather Products 3.2 3.3 3.9 -0.1 -0.7      All Other Nondurable Goods 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0               MINING 2.0 2.4 2.1 -0.4 -0.1   CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION 110.6 123.4 108.1 -12.8 2.5   TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &   SAN. SERV. 132.7 137.3 129.5 -4.6 3.2   TRADE 625.6 653.9 618.0 -28.3 7.6      WHOLESALE TRADE 138.2 139.7 136.3 -1.5 1.9      RETAIL TRADE 487.4 514.1 481.8 -26.7 5.6   FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL   ESTATE 149.4 150.4 146.6 -1.0 2.8   SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS 757.3 774.3 732.4 -17.0 24.9   GOVERNMENT 402.4 409.6 399.6 -7.2 2.8      FEDERAL 29.7 30.5 30.5 -0.8 -0.8      STATE 94.1 97.7 97.2 -3.6 -3.1      LOCAL 278.7 281.4 271.9 -2.7 6.8               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 3050.7 3024.9 2876.1 25.8 174.6 UNEMPLOYMENT 115.4 102.3 94.9 13.1 20.5      UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.8 3.4 3.3 0.4 0.5   EMPLOYMENT 2935.3 2922.6 2781.2 12.7 154.1 NONFARM WAGE & SALARY 2849.9 2842.7 2817.4 7.2 32.5

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