Wednesday, September 26, 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 AUGUST LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED MADISON – Wisconsin’s statewide unadjusted unemployment rate for the month of August dropped from 4.4 percent to 3.9 percent as announced last week. Figures released today by the Department of Workforce Development show that 61 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties reported decreases in unemployment rates, while 8 saw their rates increase, and three were unchanged. "While most Wisconsin counties experienced some improvement in their unemployment rate in August, the manufacturing sector continued to struggle as did employment overall last month," DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert said. "We are continuing to monitor Wisconsin’s situation closely as sluggishness in manufacturing is still a concern and economic fallout from the September 11 attack on the United States remains to be seen," she said. The greatest decrease was for Menominee County where the rate dropped from 15.2 percent in July to 10.9 percent in August, and for Rock County, where the rate dropped from 8.5 percent in July to 4.8 percent in August. Menominee County had the state’s highest rate at 10.9 percent, followed by Juneau County at 7.6 percent and Racine County at 6.7 percent. The greatest increase was in Monroe County where the unemployment rate went from 4.4 percent in July to 6.6 percent in August. The lowest unemployment rate in the state was Dane County, where the August rate was estimated at 1.8 percent. Next was Vilas County where a 2.1 percent unemployment rate was estimated for August. Many of the counties closely associated with tourism had very low unemployment rates in August, including Vilas County at 2.1 percent, Sauk County at 2.5 percent, Door County at 2.8 percent, Bayfield County at 3.5 percent, Barron County at 3.3 percent. The suburban metropolitan statistical area counties generally reported very low rates as well, with Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, Pierce, and St. Croix counties all well below 3.4 percent. Seven counties in the state had unemployment rates below 3.0 percent. Manufacturing continued to show very weak figures throughout much of the state. There were 1,700 fewer manufacturing jobs in August in the state than there had been in July. Most metropolitan statistical areas in the state, except for the Wausau area, shared in the loss, with the Milwaukee metro area being particularly hard-hit. The Milwaukee metro area lost 900 manufacturing jobs, while the Wausau area added 700 manufacturing jobs in August. (end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Aug. 2001 | July 2001 | Aug. 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,079,100 | 3,127,500 | 2,981,500 | | Employed | 2,957,900 | 2,989,500 | 2,881,800 | | Unemployed | 121,300 | 138,000 | 99,700 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | | Seasonably adjusted | Aug. 2001 | July 2001 | Aug. 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,046,700 | 3,056,200 | 2,946,800 | | Employed | 2,917,000 | 2,922,300 | 2,838,700 | | Unemployed | 129,700 | 133,900 | 108,100 | | Wis. Unemployment | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% | | U.S. Unemployment | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.1% |
August
State Rank
*July
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Aug.
2001 | July
2001 | Aug.
2000 | | 27th | Wisconsin | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | | 96th | Appleton-Oshkosh | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | | 118th | Eau Claire | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | | 108th | Green Bay | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | | 319th | Janesville-Beloit | 4.8 | 8.5 | 5.1 | | 263rd | Kenosha | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | | 79th | La Crosse | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | | 6th | Madison | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | | 223rd | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | | 306th | Racine | 6.9 | 6.5 | 4.8 | | 164th | Sheboygan | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | | 108th | Wausau | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | - 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 August 2001 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
August 2001
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 | | ADAMS | 3.5% | 4.0% | 40 | 3.0% | | 52 | | MARATHON | 3.3% | 3.6% | 55 | 3.0% | | 8 | | ASHLAND | 5.5% | 7.6% | 4 | 6.4% | | 11 | | MARINETTE | 5.4% | 6.8% | 6 | 4.1% | | 49 | | BARRON | 3.3% | 3.8% | 45 | 3.1% | | 17 | | MARQUETTE | 4.7% | 5.5% | 16 | 4.2% | | 42 | | BAYFIELD | 3.5% | 4.1% | 35 | 4.5% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 10.9% | 15.2% | 1 | 11.8% | | 46 | | BROWN | 3.5% | 3.6% | 57 | 2.5% | | 7 | | MILWAUKEE | 5.6% | 6.0% | 11 | 5.1% | | 65 | | BUFFALO | 3.0% | 3.6% | 53 | 2.1% | | 5 | | MONROE | 6.6% | 4.4% | 32 | 5.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | BURNETT | 4.3% | 3.9% | 44 | 2.6% | | 6 | | OCONTO | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8 | 3.6% | | 45 | | CALUMET | 3.5% | 3.6% | 56 | 2.4% | | 23 | | ONEIDA | 4.4% | 3.5% | 63 | 3.7% | | 16 | | CHIPPEWA | 4.8% | 4.1% | 37 | 3.2% | | 56 | | OUTAGAMIE | 3.2% | 3.6% | 54 | 2.3% | | 14 | | CLARK | 4.9% | 6.2% | 9 | 4.2% | | 66 | | OZAUKEE | 2.9% | 3.4% | 64 | 2.2% | | 36 | | COLUMBIA | 3.8% | 4.5% | 30 | 3.6% | | 48 | | PEPIN | 3.4% | 3.8% | 48 | 3.0% | | 43 | | CRAWFORD | 3.5% | 4.1% | 36 | 3.0% | | 67 | | PIERCE | 2.8% | 3.7% | 50 | 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.8% | 2.0% | 72 | 1.6% | | 31 | | POLK | 4.1% | 5.0% | 21 | 2.8% | | 18 | | DODGE | 4.7% | 5.4% | 18 | 5.0% | | 26 | | PORTAGE | 4.3% | 4.2% | 34 | 4.3% | | 68 | | DOOR | 2.8% | 3.1% | 67 | 2.7% | | 9 | | PRICE | 5.5% | 6.2% | 10 | 4.5% | | 33 | | DOUGLAS | 3.9% | 3.9% | 43 | 3.9% | | 3 | | RACINE | 6.7% | 7.2% | 5 | 4.7% | | 63 | | DUNN | 3.1% | 3.1% | 68 | 2.5% | | 54 | | RICHLAND | 3.2% | 3.7% | 51 | 3.4% | | 34 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.9% | 3.5% | 62 | 3.3% | | 15 | | ROCK | 4.8% | 8.5% | 2 | 4.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | FLORENCE | 4.1% | 5.3% | 19 | 4.8% | | 12 | | RUSK | 5.3% | 5.6% | 15 | 5.7% | | 38 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.6% | 3.9% | 42 | 3.3% | | 70 | | SAUK | 2.5% | 2.6% | 70 | 2.4% | | 10 | | FOREST | 5.5% | 5.9% | 12 | 5.1% | | 47 | | SAWYER | 3.4% | 4.0% | 39 | 4.0% | | 32 | | GRANT | 4.1% | 4.8% | 23 | 3.5% | | 25 | | SHAWANO | 4.3% | 4.5% | 31 | 3.5% | | 61 | | GREEN | 3.1% | 4.0% | 38 | 3.5% | | 60 | | SHEBOYGAN | 3.1% | 4.2% | 33 | 2.2% | | 22 | | GREEN LAKE | 4.4% | 4.7% | 27 | 3.0% | | 51 | | ST. CROIX | 3.3% | 3.8% | 47 | 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 69 | | IOWA | 2.6% | 3.0% | 69 | 2.4% | | 64 | | TAYLOR | 3.0% | 3.9% | 41 | 2.5% | | 21 | | IRON | 4.4% | 5.4% | 17 | 4.7% | | 35 | | TREMPEALEAU | 3.8% | 4.6% | 28 | 3.5% | | 50 | | JACKSON | 3.3% | 3.8% | 46 | 2.9% | | 37 | | VERNON | 3.7% | 3.8% | 49 | 3.4% | | 53 | | JEFFERSON | 3.3% | 3.5% | 60 | 2.4% | | 71 | | VILAS | 2.1% | 2.5% | 71 | 2.5% | | 2 | | JUNEAU | 7.6% | 7.7% | 3 | 6.5% | | 58 | | WALWORTH | 3.2% | 3.5% | 59 | 2.4% | | 24 | | KENOSHA | 4.3% | 5.8% | 13 | 3.4% | | 28 | | WASHBURN | 4.2% | 4.8% | 24 | 4.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | KEWAUNEE | 3.6% | 3.5% | 61 | 2.2% | | 55 | | WASHINGTON | 3.2% | 3.7% | 52 | 2.6% | | 59 | | LA CROSSE | 3.2% | 3.3% | 66 | 3.0% | | 57 | | WAUKESHA | 3.2% | 3.5% | 58 | 2.5% | | 40 | | LAFAYETTE | 3.5% | 4.7% | 25 | 3.7% | | 41 | | WAUPACA | 3.5% | 4.7% | 26 | 2.8% | | 4 | | LANGLADE | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7 | 5.4% | | 13 | | WAUSHARA | 5.3% | 5.1% | 20 | 4.3% | | 20 | | LINCOLN | 4.5% | 5.0% | 22 | 3.9% | | 62 | | WINNEBAGO | 3.1% | 3.3% | 65 | 2.5% | | 19 | | MANITOWOC | 4.5% | 5.6% | 14 | 2.8% | | 29 | | WOOD | 4.2% | 4.6% | 29 | 5.2% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
August 2001
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | APPLETON | 4.2% | 4.4% | 17 | 3.1% | | 2 | | BELOIT | 8.7% | 11.6% | 2 | 7.7% | | 26 | | BROOKFIELD | 2.6% | 2.9% | 25 | 2.1% | | 10 | | EAU CLAIRE | 4.6% | 4.2% | 19 | 3.8% | | 8 | | FOND DU LAC | 5.0% | 5.3% | 9 | 3.9% | | 22 | | FRANKLIN | 3.4% | 3.5% | 23 | 2.5% | | | | | | | | | 6 | | GREEN BAY | 5.5% | 5.7% | 7 | 3.9% | | 27 | | GREENFIELD | 2.6% | 2.9% | 26 | 2.3% | | 11 | | JANESVILLE | 4.4% | 10.1% | 3 | 4.9% | | 7 | | KENOSHA | 5.4% | 7.4% | 5 | 4.2% | | 17 | | LA CROSSE | 4.2% | 4.2% | 18 | 4.0% | | 28 | | MADISON | 2.1% | 2.3% | 28 | 1.9% | | | | | | | | | 5 | | MANITOWOC | 5.7% | 7.1% | 6 | 3.2% | | 24 | | MENOMONEE | 3.0% | 3.3% | 24 | 1.8% | | 3 | | MILWAUKEE | 8.0% | 8.5% | 4 | 7.3% | | 19 | | NEENAH | 4.0% | 4.5% | 15 | 2.7% | | 25 | | NEW BERLIN | 2.8% | 2.8% | 27 | 2.1% | | 12 | | OAK CREEK | 4.4% | 4.6% | 14 | 2.8% | | | | | | | | | 20 | | OSHKOSH | 3.9% | 4.1% | 20 | 3.3% | | 1 | | RACINE | 11.5% | 11.9% | 1 | 7.8% | | 21 | | SHEBOYGAN | 3.7% | 5.2% | 10 | 2.6% | | 4 | | STEVENS POINT | 5.8% | 5.5% | 8 | 5.3% | | 18 | | SUPERIOR | 4.1% | 3.8% | 21 | 4.1% | | 9 | | WAUKESHA | 4.8% | 5.1% | 12 | 3.7% | | 14 | | WAUSAU | 4.3% | 4.5% | 16 | 3.9% | | 23 | | WAUWATOSA | 3.3% | 3.6% | 22 | 2.6% | | 15 | | WEST ALLIS | 4.2% | 4.6% | 13 | 3.4% | | 13 | | WEST BEND | 4.3% | 5.1% | 11 | 3.9% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Aug.
2001 | Final
July
2001 | Year Ago
Aug.
2000 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3079.1 | 3127.5 | 2981.5 | -48.4 | 97.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 121.3 | 138.0 | 99.7 | -16.7 | 21.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2957.9 | 2989.5 | 2881.8 | -31.6 | 76.1 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2850.8 | 2853.9 | 2857.3 | -3.1 | -6.5 | | MANUFACTURING | 596.0 | 597.7 | 625.2 | -1.7 | -29.2 | | DURABLE GOODS | 355.2 | 356.6 | 377.7 | -1.4 | -22.5 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 31.6 | 31.8 | 33.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 18.3 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 1.2 | -0.9 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | | Primary Metal Industries | 23.8 | 23.8 | 26.4 | 0.0 | -2.6 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 63.8 | 64.3 | 68.4 | -0.5 | -4.6 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 102.6 | 103.8 | 107.6 | -1.2 | -5.0 | | Electrical Machinery | 41.8 | 42.4 | 46.8 | -0.6 | -5.0 | | Transportation Equipment | 32.5 | 32.5 | 34.6 | 0.0 | -2.1 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 240.8 | 241.1 | 247.6 | -0.3 | -6.8 | | Food and Kindred Products | 72.6 | 71.6 | 72.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 51.3 | 51.7 | 52.8 | -0.4 | -1.5 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 53.9 | 54.3 | 55.2 | -0.4 | -1.3 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products | 36.4 | 36.6 | 39.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 | | Leather & Leather Products | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 137.5 | 138.1 | 138.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 134.4 | 133.8 | 132.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | TRADE | 646.7 | 643.6 | 646.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 139.8 | 139.4 | 141.4 | 0.4 | -1.6 | | RETAIL TRADE | 506.8 | 504.2 | 504.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 153.8 | 154.1 | 150.1 | -0.3 | 3.7 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 799.6 | 799.2 | 784.3 | 0.4 | 15.3 | | GOVERNMENT | 380.1 | 384.6 | 377.5 | -4.5 | 2.6 | | FEDERAL | 30.2 | 30.3 | 35.0 | -0.1 | -4.8 | | STATE | 96.0 | 95.9 | 91.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 | | LOCAL | 253.9 | 258.4 | 250.9 | -4.5 | 3.0 | | | | | | | | PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | (1) Includes L-M Disputes | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3046.7 | 3056.2 | 2946.8 | -9.5 | 99.9 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 129.7 | 133.9 | 108.1 | -4.2 | 21.6 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2917.0 | 2922.3 | 2838.7 | -5.3 | 78.3 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2837.4 | 2840.7 | 2843.8 | -3.3 | -6.4 | | News Release Index Page
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