Wednesday, April 25, 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 | Contact: Terry Ludeman, 608/267-3262 MARCH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED MADISON – March unemployment rates in Wisconsin counties and municipalities largely reflected the decrease experienced by the state overall according to employment data released today by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Fifty-eight of Wisconsin’s 72 counties reported some measure of improvement between February and March, in local area unemployment rates released Wednesday. Eleven counties reported increased unemployment rates between February and March, while four counties reported no change. Ten of the State’s eleven metropolitan statistical areas reported improvements in unemployment rates between February and March. Racine was unchanged. The greatest over the month improvement was seen in the Janesville/Beloit Metro Area, where the rate went from 7.4 percent in February to 5.9 percent in March. The Madison Metro Area reported a 2.2 percent unadjusted unemployment rate for the state’s low, followed by Sheboygan at 3.3 percent. Racine had the highest metropolitan area unemployment rate at 6.3 percent in the state, unchanged from February. "Historically we are very much in-line with normal unemployment statistics for this time of year in Wisconsin," DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert said. Since 1992, the unemployment rate for the first three calendar months has averaged 4.7 percent, while the unemployment rate for the first three months of 2001 has averaged 4.8 percent. Most of the state’s metropolitan statistical areas reported continued softness in manufacturing and construction, mirroring the states’ figures released last week. Only the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Eau Claire Metropolitan Statistical Area reported slight improvements in manufacturing over the month. Three metro areas reported basically no change from February figures. The three were Sheboygan, La Crosse and Kenosha. Trade appeared to see the best improvements in employment levels, with 5,500 additional jobs in the state. Nearly all areas of the state reported increases in trade employment. (end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | March 2001 | Feb. 2001 | March 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,027,400 | 3,027,600 | 2,861,800 | | Employed | 2,881,400 | 2,872,800 | 2,739,600 | | Unemployed | 145,900 | 154,800 | 122,200 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | | Seasonably adjusted | March 2001 | Feb. 2001 | March 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,058,000 | 3,063,700 | 2,891,400 | | Employed | 2,931,300 | 2,931,400 | 2,788,400 | | Unemployed | 126,700 | 132,200 | 103,000 | | Wis. Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | | U.S. Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
March
State Rank
*February
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted
| March
2001 | Feb.
2001 | March
2000 | | 27th | Wisconsin | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | | 151st | Appleton-Oshkosh | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | | 278th | Eau Claire | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | | 154th | Green Bay | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | | 305th | Janesville-Beloit | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.0 | | 248th | Kenosha | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | | 145th | La Crosse | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | | 20th | Madison | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | | 185th | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | | 26th | Racine | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | | 134th | Sheboygan | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | | 278th | Wausau | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - 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 March 2001 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
March 2001
Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | ADAMS | 6.0% | 6.7% | 37 | 6.1% | | 49 | | MARATHON | 5.3% | 5.9% | 46 | 5.8% | | 6 | | ASHLAND | 9.3% | 10.1% | 7 | 9.5% | | 22 | | MARINETTE | 7.6% | 7.9% | 23 | 6.1% | | 20 | | BARRON | 7.9% | 7.8% | 26 | 6.2% | | 3 | | MARQUETTE | 10.1% | 11.2% | 4 | 8.6% | | 10 | | BAYFIELD | 9.0% | 9.2% | 11 | 9.7% | | 9 | | MENOMINEE | 9.1% | 8.9% | 12 | 8.7% | | 67 | | BROWN | 3.7% | 3.9% | 65 | 3.1% | | 54 | | MILWAUKEE | 4.9% | 5.2% | 54 | 4.7% | | 52 | | BUFFALO | 5.0% | 5.5% | 52 | 4.8% | | 40 | | MONROE | 6.2% | 6.1% | 45 | 5.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | BURNETT | 7.0% | 7.3% | 31 | 6.1% | | 24 | | OCONTO | 7.3% | 7.8% | 24 | 6.2% | | 66 | | CALUMET | 3.8% | 3.8% | 66 | 2.8% | | 25 | | ONEIDA | 7.3% | 7.8% | 25 | 7.8% | | 32 | | CHIPPEWA | 6.8% | 7.9% | 22 | 6.5% | | 63 | | OUTAGAMIE | 4.0% | 4.1% | 64 | 3.3% | | 1 | | CLARK | 10.9% | 11.7% | 2 | 8.5% | | 71 | | OZAUKEE | 2.6% | 2.6% | 71 | 2.3% | | 39 | | COLUMBIA | 6.2% | 6.7% | 38 | 5.8% | | 18 | | PEPIN | 8.0% | 9.2% | 9 | 7.1% | | 33 | | CRAWFORD | 6.8% | 7.2% | 34 | 4.6% | | 59 | | PIERCE | 4.4% | 4.6% | 60 | 4.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 2.2% | 2.3% | 72 | 2.0% | | 17 | | POLK | 8.1% | 8.0% | 21 | 5.4% | | 53 | | DODGE | 5.0% | 5.1% | 55 | 3.8% | | 50 | | PORTAGE | 5.3% | 5.6% | 50 | 4.6% | | 19 | | DOOR | 7.9% | 8.5% | 16 | 7.6% | | 5 | | PRICE | 9.4% | 11.6% | 3 | 9.9% | | 43 | | DOUGLAS | 5.8% | 6.5% | 42 | 6.1% | | 38 | | RACINE | 6.3% | 6.3% | 44 | 5.1% | | 51 | | DUNN | 5.1% | 5.4% | 53 | 5.9% | | 35 | | RICHLAND | 6.6% | 6.7% | 41 | 4.9% | | 60 | | EAU CLAIRE | 4.3% | 4.7% | 59 | 4.3% | | 42 | | ROCK | 5.9% | 7.4% | 30 | 5.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | FLORENCE | 8.7% | 10.6% | 5 | 10.1% | | 7 | | RUSK | 9.2% | 12.0% | 1 | 10.6% | | 56 | | FOND DU LAC | 4.7% | 5.0% | 56 | 3.9% | | 58 | | SAUK | 4.6% | 4.9% | 57 | 4.1% | | 8 | | FOREST | 9.2% | 8.8% | 13 | 9.6% | | 16 | | SAWYER | 8.3% | 8.6% | 14 | 8.6% | | 21 | | GRANT | 7.9% | 7.3% | 33 | 4.3% | | 36 | | SHAWANO | 6.3% | 6.7% | 39 | 5.7% | | 44 | | GREEN | 5.8% | 6.5% | 43 | 4.5% | | 68 | | SHEBOYGAN | 3.3% | 3.6% | 68 | 2.5% | | 34 | | GREEN LAKE | 6.6% | 7.5% | 29 | 5.8% | | 45 | | ST. CROIX | 5.8% | 5.6% | 51 | 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | | IOWA | 5.4% | 5.8% | 47 | 4.5% | | 4 | | TAYLOR | 9.5% | 9.9% | 8 | 7.8% | | 12 | | IRON | 8.7% | 8.4% | 18 | 10.8% | | 23 | | TREMPEALEAU | 7.5% | 8.1% | 20 | 6.5% | | 30 | | JACKSON | 7.0% | 6.9% | 35 | 6.0% | | 31 | | VERNON | 6.9% | 7.6% | 28 | 5.8% | | 62 | | JEFFERSON | 4.1% | 4.4% | 62 | 3.5% | | 13 | | VILAS | 8.6% | 8.4% | 17 | 8.8% | | 2 | | JUNEAU | 10.4% | 10.6% | 6 | 8.9% | | 64 | | WALWORTH | 3.9% | 4.4% | 61 | 3.4% | | 57 | | KENOSHA | 4.7% | 4.9% | 58 | 4.0% | | 14 | | WASHBURN | 8.5% | 8.6% | 15 | 9.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | | KEWAUNEE | 4.8% | 5.6% | 49 | 3.4% | | 65 | | WASHINGTON | 3.9% | 3.7% | 67 | 3.0% | | 61 | | LA CROSSE | 4.2% | 4.3% | 63 | 4.0% | | 70 | | WAUKESHA | 3.1% | 3.1% | 70 | 2.7% | | 27 | | LAFAYETTE | 7.2% | 7.3% | 32 | 5.3% | | 48 | | WAUPACA | 5.4% | 5.7% | 48 | 4.7% | | 15 | | LANGLADE | 8.4% | 9.2% | 10 | 8.3% | | 37 | | WAUSHARA | 6.3% | 6.7% | 40 | 5.7% | | 26 | | LINCOLN | 7.2% | 8.3% | 19 | 7.9% | | 69 | | WINNEBAGO | 3.3% | 3.5% | 69 | 2.7% | | 46 | | MANITOWOC | 5.7% | 6.7% | 36 | 4.3% | | 28 | | WOOD | 7.0% | 7.7% | 27 | 5.6% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
March 2001
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | APPLETON | 4.4% | 4.7% | 17 | 3.6% | | 2 | | BELOIT | 8.8% | 10.1% | 1 | 7.5% | | 27 | | BROOKFIELD | 2.2% | 2.3% | 27 | 2.2% | | 14 | | EAU CLAIRE | 4.8% | 5.4% | 12 | 4.8% | | 6 | | FOND DU LAC | 5.9% | 6.1% | 8 | 4.4% | | 22 | | FRANKLIN | 3.2% | 3.4% | 22 | 2.9% | | 9 | | GREEN BAY | 5.6% | 6.0% | 9 | 4.8% | | 24 | | GREENFIELD | 2.8% | 2.6% | 25 | 2.4% | | 10 | | JANESVILLE | 5.5% | 7.4% | 4 | 4.9% | | 7 | | KENOSHA | 5.8% | 6.0% | 10 | 5.2% | | 13 | | LA CROSSE | 5.1% | 5.3% | 13 | 4.9% | | 28 | | MADISON | 2.2% | 2.3% | 28 | 2.0% | | 3 | | MANITOWOC | 6.9% | 8.6% | 3 | 5.1% | | 26 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 2.5% | 2.5% | 26 | 2.1% | | 4 | | MILWAUKEE | 6.9% | 7.2% | 6 | 6.7% | | 17 | | NEENAH | 4.2% | 5.0% | 15 | 3.2% | | 25 | | NEW BERLIN | 2.5% | 2.6% | 24 | 2.2% | | 21 | | OAK CREEK | 3.6% | 4.0% | 20 | 3.0% | | 20 | | OSHKOSH | 3.7% | 3.9% | 21 | 3.2% | | 1 | | RACINE | 9.9% | 9.7% | 2 | 7.6% | | 18 | | SHEBOYGAN | 4.1% | 4.7% | 16 | 3.0% | | 5 | | STEVENS POINT | 6.6% | 7.3% | 5 | 5.8% | | 12 | | SUPERIOR | 5.3% | 5.9% | 11 | 5.5% | | 15 | | WAUKESHA | 4.5% | 4.3% | 18 | 4.0% | | 11 | | WAUSAU | 5.4% | 6.1% | 7 | 7.6% | | 23 | | WAUWATOSA | 3.0% | 3.3% | 23 | 2.9% | | 19 | | WEST ALLIS | 3.9% | 4.2% | 19 | 3.4% | | 8 | | WEST BEND | 5.7% | 5.1% | 14 | 4.3% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
March
2001 | Final
Feb.
2001 | Year Ago
March
2000 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3027.4 | 3027.6 | 2861.8 | -0.2 | 165.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 145.9 | 154.8 | 122.2 | -8.9 | 23.7 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2881.4 | 2872.8 | 2739.6 | 8.6 | 141.8 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2804.2 | 2792.2 | 2784.5 | 12.0 | 19.7 | | MANUFACTURING | 600.9 | 603.4 | 614.0 | -2.5 | -13.1 | | DURABLE GOODS | 363.9 | 366.3 | 375.4 | -2.4 | -11.5 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 30.3 | 30.6 | 31.7 | -0.3 | -1.4 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | | Primary Metal Industries | 24.4 | 25.0 | 26.3 | -0.6 | -1.9 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 65.2 | 65.9 | 67.1 | -0.7 | -1.9 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 106.9 | 107.6 | 111.4 | -0.7 | -4.5 | | Electrical Machinery | 44.7 | 45.0 | 46.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 | | Transportation Equipment | 33.6 | 33.8 | 34.8 | -0.2 | -1.2 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 236.9 | 237.1 | 238.5 | -0.2 | -1.6 | | Food and Kindred Products | 66.9 | 66.9 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 50.9 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 54.7 | 54.8 | 54.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products | 37.7 | 37.8 | 39.9 | -0.1 | -2.2 | | Leather & Leather Products | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 109.8 | 108.4 | 111.5 | 1.4 | -1.7 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 133.0 | 131.7 | 130.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | | TRADE | 623.7 | 618.2 | 620.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 137.8 | 137.3 | 137.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | | RETAIL TRADE | 485.9 | 480.8 | 482.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 150.1 | 149.9 | 146.5 | 0.2 | 3.6 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 769.3 | 764.0 | 747.9 | 5.3 | 21.4 | | GOVERNMENT | 415.4 | 414.6 | 412.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | | FEDERAL | 29.8 | 29.7 | 32.0 | 0.1 | -2.2 | | STATE | 102.3 | 101.4 | 101.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | | LOCAL | 283.3 | 283.5 | 278.2 | -0.2 | 5.1 | | | | | | | | 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 | 3058.0 | 3063.7 | 2891.4 | -5.7 | 166.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 126.7 | 132.2 | 103.0 | -5.5 | 23.7 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2931.3 | 2931.4 | 2788.4 | -0.1 | 142.9 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2850.5 | 2852.1 | 2834.3 | -1.6 | 16.2 | | News Release Index Page
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