Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Governor
Scott McCallum
Secretary
Jennifer Reinert |
News Media Contact
Teresa Weidemann-Smith
608/266-3999
e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us
fax: 608/266-1784 | Contact: Terry Ludeman, 608/267-3262 JUNE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED MADISON – Nine of Wisconsin’s 72 counties saw improvement in their unemployment rate between May and June, while four experienced no change, and 59 experienced some increase in unemployment rate last month, according to statistics released today by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). "It is customary for Wisconsin to have an increase in unemployment rates between May and June, as more job seekers move into the labor market in search of summer jobs," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. "Since it takes some time for job seekers to settle into jobs, there is a short time when the labor force increases more rapidly than employment and thus the unemployment rate rises," Reinert explained. Each year, students, teachers, homemakers, and even retirees returning home from warmer climates look for jobs as the summer season begins in earnest. Nineteen of Wisconsin’s 72 counties had unemployment rates under 4.0 percent, with Dane County’s 1.9 percent rate leading the way. Sauk County at 2.9 percent had the next lowest figure for June. Last year, there were 32 counties with unemployment rates under 4.0 percent in June. There were 29 counties with unemployment rates over 5.0 percent, compared to 22 one year ago. Menominee County, with a 15.5 percent unemployment rate, had the state’s highest unemployment rate in June. Juneau County had the next highest rate at 8.6 percent. Ten counties in Wisconsin saw their employment levels drop between May and June, while 62 counties saw employment levels increase. A number of the ten counties where employment levels decreased are homes to state universities. The employment connected to those universities generally decreases substantially in June. Those include Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Grant County, and La Crosse County. Counties adjacent to those state university counties, such as Lafayette and Chippewa counties are also affected. As durable goods manufacturing remains very flat for the state, counties where many residents work in durable goods manufacturing continue to see higher unemployment rates than we’ve become accustomed to. These include Milwaukee County, Racine County, Rock County, and Manitowoc County. Particularly hard hit were the cities of Beloit, Manitowoc, Milwaukee and Racine. The City of Racine’s unemployment rate was estimated to be 10.8 percent for June. (end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | June 2001 | May 2001 | June 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,109,500 | 3,036,700 | 2,986,900 | | Employed | 2,970,000 | 2,917,700 | 2,866,700 | | Unemployed | 139,500 | 119,000 | 120,300 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.0% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | | Seasonably adjusted | June 2001 | May 2001 | June 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,046,000 | 3,045,700 | 2,923,900 | | Employed | 2,914,600 | 2,920,600 | 2,811,700 | | Unemployed | 131,400 | 125,300 | 112,200 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.8% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
June
State Rank
*May
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | June
2001 | May
2001 | June
2000 | | 25th | Wisconsin | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | | 105th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | | 170th | Eau Claire | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | | 127th | Green Bay | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | | 277th | Janesville-Beloit | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | | 216th | Kenosha | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | | 114th | La Crosse | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | | 4th | Madison | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | | 214th | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | | 292nd | Racine | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | | 127th | Sheboygan | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | | 165th | Wausau | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - 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 June 2001 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
June 2001
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59 | | ADAMS | 3.6% | 3.5% | 55 | 3.7% | | 52 | | MARATHON | 4.0% | 3.6% | 52 | 3.7% | | 4 | | ASHLAND | 7.2% | 6.7% | 4 | 8.3% | | 9 | | MARINETTE | 6.4% | 6.0% | 10 | 5.3% | | 41 | | BARRON | 4.4% | 4.4% | 31 | 4.7% | | 17 | | MARQUETTE | 5.9% | 6.4% | 7 | 5.1% | | 32 | | BAYFIELD | 4.8% | 5.2% | 17 | 6.3% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 15.5% | 10.8% | 1 | 16.1% | | 55 | | BROWN | 3.9% | 3.3% | 60 | 3.2% | | 13 | | MILWAUKEE | 6.2% | 5.1% | 21 | 6.1% | | 49 | | BUFFALO | 4.1% | 3.5% | 57 | 3.4% | | 46 | | MONROE | 4.3% | 4.2% | 37 | 4.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | BURNETT | 4.7% | 4.6% | 28 | 3.4% | | 11 | | OCONTO | 6.3% | 5.5% | 13 | 4.9% | | 66 | | CALUMET | 3.4% | 3.2% | 63 | 2.7% | | 57 | | ONEIDA | 3.8% | 4.1% | 41 | 4.4% | | 36 | | CHIPPEWA | 4.7% | 4.3% | 35 | 3.9% | | 64 | | OUTAGAMIE | 3.5% | 3.1% | 64 | 2.9% | | 5 | | CLARK | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6 | 5.9% | | 68 | | OZAUKEE | 3.3% | 2.9% | 69 | 2.6% | | 43 | | COLUMBIA | 4.4% | 4.2% | 38 | 4.2% | | 24 | | PEPIN | 5.3% | 4.1% | 44 | 5.1% | | 29 | | CRAWFORD | 5.0% | 5.3% | 14 | 4.3% | | 39 | | PIERCE | 4.5% | 3.7% | 50 | 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.9% | 1.7% | 72 | 2.0% | | 20 | | POLK | 5.5% | 5.3% | 15 | 3.7% | | 19 | | DODGE | 5.8% | 4.3% | 36 | 3.3% | | 28 | | PORTAGE | 5.1% | 3.9% | 46 | 4.5% | | 58 | | DOOR | 3.6% | 4.1% | 40 | 3.4% | | 3 | | PRICE | 7.2% | 7.7% | 3 | 7.3% | | 42 | | DOUGLAS | 4.4% | 4.3% | 34 | 5.4% | | 7 | | RACINE | 6.6% | 5.7% | 12 | 5.6% | | 62 | | DUNN | 3.6% | 3.1% | 65 | 3.4% | | 44 | | RICHLAND | 4.4% | 3.9% | 45 | 3.5% | | 53 | | EAU CLAIRE | 4.0% | 3.3% | 62 | 4.2% | | 21 | | ROCK | 5.5% | 5.3% | 16 | 5.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | FLORENCE | 6.0% | 5.2% | 18 | 5.4% | | 12 | | RUSK | 6.2% | 5.1% | 20 | 6.8% | | 45 | | FOND DU LAC | 4.4% | 3.7% | 49 | 3.9% | | 71 | | SAUK | 2.9% | 2.9% | 68 | 2.9% | | 8 | | FOREST | 6.4% | 6.0% | 9 | 6.4% | | 34 | | SAWYER | 4.7% | 4.7% | 25 | 5.1% | | 22 | | GRANT | 5.5% | 5.0% | 23 | 4.0% | | 30 | | SHAWANO | 5.0% | 4.7% | 26 | 4.4% | | 50 | | GREEN | 4.0% | 4.3% | 33 | 4.1% | | 56 | | SHEBOYGAN | 3.9% | 3.3% | 61 | 2.7% | | 33 | | GREEN LAKE | 4.8% | 4.2% | 39 | 3.8% | | 40 | | ST. CROIX | 4.5% | 3.6% | 54 | 2.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | | IOWA | 3.3% | 3.0% | 67 | 2.9% | | 37 | | TAYLOR | 4.6% | 4.4% | 32 | 4.1% | | 15 | | IRON | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5 | 6.6% | | 31 | | TREMPEALEAU | 4.9% | 4.9% | 24 | 4.2% | | 51 | | JACKSON | 4.0% | 3.6% | 51 | 3.8% | | 47 | | VERNON | 4.2% | 4.1% | 42 | 4.3% | | 60 | | JEFFERSON | 3.6% | 3.5% | 56 | 2.9% | | 70 | | VILAS | 3.1% | 3.7% | 48 | 4.0% | | 2 | | JUNEAU | 8.6% | 7.9% | 2 | 7.5% | | 69 | | WALWORTH | 3.3% | 2.8% | 71 | 2.9% | | 38 | | KENOSHA | 4.5% | 4.1% | 43 | 4.1% | | 27 | | WASHBURN | 5.1% | 4.7% | 27 | 5.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | | KEWAUNEE | 4.2% | 3.6% | 53 | 2.8% | | 54 | | WASHINGTON | 3.9% | 3.3% | 59 | 3.0% | | 61 | | LA CROSSE | 3.6% | 3.3% | 58 | 3.6% | | 65 | | WAUKESHA | 3.5% | 2.9% | 70 | 3.1% | | 26 | | LAFAYETTE | 5.2% | 5.0% | 22 | 4.1% | | 23 | | WAUPACA | 5.4% | 3.9% | 47 | 3.8% | | 6 | | LANGLADE | 6.7% | 6.4% | 8 | 5.5% | | 14 | | WAUSHARA | 6.2% | 4.6% | 30 | 5.0% | | 25 | | LINCOLN | 5.2% | 5.1% | 19 | 5.3% | | 63 | | WINNEBAGO | 3.6% | 3.1% | 66 | 3.3% | | 10 | | MANITOWOC | 6.4% | 5.8% | 11 | 3.5% | | 18 | | WOOD | 5.9% | 4.6% | 29 | 4.8% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
June 2001
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | APPLETON | 4.4% | 3.9% | 18 | 3.8% | | 2 | | BELOIT | 9.7% | 9.0% | 2 | 8.0% | | 27 | | BROOKFIELD | 3.0% | 2.5% | 26 | 2.6% | | 18 | | EAU CLAIRE | 4.7% | 3.8% | 20 | 4.8% | | 7 | | FOND DU LAC | 5.9% | 4.8% | 9 | 5.0% | | 23 | | FRANKLIN | 3.4% | 2.9% | 23 | 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | GREEN BAY | 6.1% | 5.2% | 7 | 4.9% | | 26 | | GREENFIELD | 3.1% | 2.5% | 27 | 3.0% | | 10 | | JANESVILLE | 5.0% | 4.8% | 8 | 5.5% | | 8 | | KENOSHA | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6 | 5.2% | | 17 | | LA CROSSE | 4.7% | 4.1% | 15 | 4.9% | | 28 | | MADISON | 2.2% | 1.8% | 28 | 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | MANITOWOC | 8.2% | 7.6% | 3 | 4.2% | | 24 | | MENOMONEE FALLS | 3.2% | 2.6% | 25 | 2.4% | | 3 | | MILWAUKEE | 8.6% | 7.1% | 4 | 8.7% | | 19 | | NEENAH | 4.6% | 4.1% | 14 | 3.6% | | 25 | | NEW BERLIN | 3.1% | 2.6% | 24 | 2.5% | | 13 | | OAK CREEK | 4.9% | 3.8% | 21 | 4.0% | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | OSHKOSH | 4.5% | 3.9% | 19 | 4.4% | | 1 | | RACINE | 10.8% | 9.6% | 1 | 9.0% | | 11 | | SHEBOYGAN | 5.0% | 4.2% | 13 | 3.3% | | 5 | | STEVENS POINT | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5 | 5.9% | | 16 | | SUPERIOR | 4.7% | 4.2% | 12 | 5.5% | | 14 | | WAUKESHA | 4.8% | 4.1% | 16 | 4.5% | | 12 | | WAUSAU | 4.9% | 4.5% | 11 | 4.9% | | 22 | | WAUWATOSA | 3.8% | 3.3% | 22 | 3.3% | | 15 | | WEST ALLIS | 4.8% | 4.0% | 17 | 4.3% | | 9 | | WEST BEND | 5.4% | 4.7% | 10 | 4.2% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
June
2001 | Final
May
2001 | Year Ago
June
2000 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3109.5 | 3036.7 | 2986.9 | 72.8 | 122.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 139.5 | 119.0 | 120.3 | 20.5 | 19.2 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2970.0 | 2917.7 | 2866.7 | 52.3 | 103.3 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2886.3 | 2857.2 | 2884.1 | 29.1 | 2.2 | | MANUFACTURING | 599.9 | 596.4 | 625.2 | 3.5 | -25.3 | | DURABLE GOODS | 361.5 | 360.1 | 380.6 | 1.4 | -19.1 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 31.7 | 31.2 | 33.5 | 0.5 | -1.8 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | | Primary Metal Industries | 23.7 | 24.2 | 26.5 | -0.5 | -2.8 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 64.8 | 64.5 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -3.6 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 104.2 | 104.5 | 110.3 | -0.3 | -6.1 | | Electrical Machinery | 43.3 | 43.3 | 47.1 | 0.0 | -3.8 | | Transportation Equipment | 33.9 | 33.4 | 34.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 238.4 | 236.3 | 244.6 | 2.1 | -6.2 | | Food and Kindred Products | 68.3 | 67.6 | 68.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | | Paper and Allied Products | 52.1 | 50.9 | 53.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 54.4 | 53.9 | 55.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products | 37.0 | 37.3 | 40.1 | -0.3 | -3.1 | | Leather & Leather Products | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 134.9 | 128.0 | 135.6 | 6.9 | -0.7 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 137.7 | 137.0 | 133.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | | TRADE | 645.7 | 636.8 | 645.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 139.8 | 138.7 | 141.6 | 1.1 | -1.8 | | RETAIL TRADE | 505.8 | 498.1 | 503.4 | 7.7 | 2.4 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 153.3 | 151.4 | 149.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 796.4 | 783.9 | 779.7 | 12.5 | 16.7 | | GOVERNMENT | 415.6 | 421.1 | 412.7 | -5.5 | 2.9 | | FEDERAL | 30.2 | 30.0 | 38.3 | 0.2 | -8.1 | | STATE | 97.6 | 103.7 | 96.0 | -6.1 | 1.6 | | LOCAL | 287.9 | 287.3 | 278.4 | 0.6 | 9.5 | | | | | | | | PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | | (1) Includes L-M Disputes | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3046.0 | 3045.7 | 2923.9 | 0.3 | 122.1 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 131.4 | 125.3 | 112.2 | 6.1 | 19.2 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2914.6 | 2920.6 | 2811.7 | -6.0 | 102.9 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2841.9 | 2843.8 | 2838.7 | -1.9 | 3.2 | | News Release Index Page
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