Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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 NOVEMBER LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED MADISON –Sixty-eight of Wisconsin’s 72 counties shared in the increase in the State’s November unemployment rate, which went from 3.9 percent in October to 4.3 percent in November (4.0 percent to 4.5 percent when seasonally adjusted), according to figures released today by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). "Many of the counties with the largest increases in unemployment were in the northern tier of the state where great seasonal swings in unemployment occur," said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. The counties with the greatest increase in unemployment rates were Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Vilas and Door. Iron County, with a 3.4 percent jump, had the greatest increase. Dodge, Kenosha and Monroe counties experienced improvement, while Racine County saw no change. The state’s lowest unemployment rate was reported for Dane County at 1.9 percent. Iowa County had the second lowest rate at 2.7 percent. Those were the only county unemployment rates estimated at less than 3.0 percent for Wisconsin for November. The highest rate was reported for Menominee County at 11.1 percent, followed by Juneau County at 8.4 percent and Iron County at 7.6 percent. Manufacturing lost 5,400 jobs between October and November. Of that total, 2,800 were in the non-durable goods manufacturing industries, with food and kindred products manufacturing being the hardest hit. A majority of those non-durable jobs that were lost were in non-metropolitan counties around the state. The City of Racine had an estimated 10.0 percent of its workforce unemployed in November, while the City of Beloit reported an 8.4 percent rate. Racine’s rate was unchanged from October, while Beloit’s rate was actually down one-tenth of a percentage point. For the first 50 weeks of 2001, 48.5 percent of all initial claims were in manufacturing. During the past three weeks, including the week ending December 15, only 36.2 percent were in manufacturing. Meanwhile, total initial claims, which had been averaging 44 percent higher than 2000 levels, were actually lower for the weeks ending December 15, and December 22. For the week ending December 29, which includes Christmas - normally the busiest time of the year, preliminary figures show claims are about 35 percent higher than last year levels for the same week. (end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Nov. 2001 | Oct. 2001 | Nov. 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,049,800 | 3,049,200 | 2,994,500 | | Employed | 2,919,500 | 2,930,800 | 2,907,200 | | Unemployed | 130,300 | 118,500 | 87,400 | | Wis. Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.9% | 2.9% | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.8% | | Seasonably adjusted | Nov. 2001 | Oct. 2001 | Nov. 2000 | | Total labor force | 3,055,200 | 3,053,600 | 2,999,900 | | Employed | 2,910,700 | 2,916,200 | 2,900,200 | | Unemployed | 144,400 | 137,400 | 99,700 | | Wis. Unemployment | 4.7% | 4.5% | 3.3% | | U.S. Unemployment | 5.7% | 5.4% | 4.0% |
November
State Rank
*October
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Nov.
2001 | Oct.
2001 | Nov.
2000 | | 23rd | Wisconsin | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | | 82nd | Appleton-Oshkosh | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | | 117th | Eau Claire | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | | 82nd | Green Bay | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | | 256th | Janesville-Beloit | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.0 | | 191st | Kenosha | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | | 36th | La Crosse | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | | 8th | Madison | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | | 191st | Milwaukee-Waukesha | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | | 294th | Racine | 7.1 | 7.0 | 4.1 | | 123rd | Sheboygan | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | | 36th | Wausau | 4.3 | 3.8 | 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 November 2001 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
November 2001
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | | ADAMS | 4.1% | 3.4% | 45 | 3.3% | | 62 | | MARATHON | 3.6% | 2.9% | 65 | 2.9% | | 6 | | ASHLAND | 6.8% | 4.7% | 13 | 6.6% | | 10 | | MARINETTE | 6.2% | 4.9% | 12 | 4.6% | | 44 | | BARRON | 4.1% | 3.6% | 36 | 4.3% | | 7 | | MARQUETTE | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7 | 5.3% | | 11 | | BAYFIELD | 6.2% | 3.6% | 39 | 6.1% | | 1 | | MENOMINEE | 11.1% | 9.9% | 1 | 7.5% | | 57 | | BROWN | 3.8% | 3.4% | 43 | 2.3% | | 14 | | MILWAUKEE | 5.6% | 5.5% | 8 | 3.9% | | 63 | | BUFFALO | 3.5% | 3.2% | 53 | 3.2% | | 33 | | MONROE | 4.6% | 5.0% | 11 | 4.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | BURNETT | 5.3% | 4.1% | 25 | 3.8% | | 4 | | OCONTO | 7.3% | 5.7% | 6 | 3.8% | | 40 | | CALUMET | 4.2% | 3.9% | 29 | 2.5% | | 38 | | ONEIDA | 4.3% | 3.2% | 55 | 4.6% | | 30 | | CHIPPEWA | 4.8% | 4.2% | 19 | 4.0% | | 55 | | OUTAGAMIE | 3.9% | 3.3% | 50 | 2.3% | | 17 | | CLARK | 5.4% | 4.3% | 18 | 5.0% | | 69 | | OZAUKEE | 3.2% | 3.0% | 60 | 1.8% | | 25 | | COLUMBIA | 5.0% | 3.9% | 31 | 3.9% | | 28 | | PEPIN | 4.9% | 3.4% | 48 | 3.7% | | 42 | | CRAWFORD | 4.2% | 2.9% | 66 | 3.2% | | 68 | | PIERCE | 3.3% | 3.0% | 61 | 2.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | | DANE | 1.9% | 1.8% | 72 | 1.3% | | 32 | | POLK | 4.7% | 3.9% | 30 | 3.4% | | 19 | | DODGE | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5 | 2.3% | | 65 | | PORTAGE | 3.4% | 2.9% | 64 | 2.8% | | 18 | | DOOR | 5.4% | 3.1% | 59 | 4.8% | | 45 | | PRICE | 4.1% | 3.6% | 37 | 7.3% | | 34 | | DOUGLAS | 4.5% | 4.1% | 24 | 3.6% | | 9 | | RACINE | 6.2% | 6.2% | 3 | 3.6% | | 66 | | DUNN | 3.4% | 2.8% | 67 | 2.4% | | 58 | | RICHLAND | 3.8% | 3.0% | 62 | 4.2% | | 59 | | EAU CLAIRE | 3.7% | 3.5% | 40 | 2.6% | | 8 | | ROCK | 6.5% | 5.3% | 9 | 3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | FLORENCE | 5.4% | 5.2% | 10 | 6.9% | | 31 | | RUSK | 4.7% | 4.5% | 16 | 5.5% | | 53 | | FOND DU LAC | 3.9% | 3.7% | 35 | 2.4% | | 67 | | SAUK | 3.4% | 2.8% | 68 | 2.7% | | 12 | | FOREST | 5.8% | 4.1% | 27 | 5.7% | | 29 | | SAWYER | 4.9% | 3.2% | 56 | 5.2% | | 49 | | GRANT | 4.1% | 3.2% | 54 | 3.1% | | 15 | | SHAWANO | 5.5% | 4.5% | 17 | 3.5% | | 39 | | GREEN | 4.2% | 4.1% | 23 | 2.9% |
52 | | SHEBOYGAN | 3.9% | 3.8% | 33 | 2.0% | | 13 | | GREEN LAKE | 5.7% | 4.1% | 26 | 3.9% | | 46 | | ST. CROIX | 4.1% | 3.6% | 38 | 2.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71 | | IOWA | 2.7% | 2.5% | 71 | 2.1% | | 36 | | TAYLOR | 4.5% | 2.7% | 69 | 4.7% | | 3 | | IRON | 7.6% | 4.2% | 22 | 5.1% | | 35 | | TREMPEALEAU | 4.5% | 3.4% | 47 | 4.2% | | 41 | | JACKSON | 4.2% | 3.1% | 58 | 4.0% | | 51 | | VERNON | 4.0% | 3.3% | 51 | 4.0% | | 54 | | JEFFERSON | 3.9% | 3.3% | 49 | 2.1% | | 23 | | VILAS | 5.1% | 2.7% | 70 | 4.7% | | 2 | | JUNEAU | 8.4% | 8.1% | 2 | 6.2% | | 56 | | WALWORTH | 3.8% | 3.5% | 41 | 2.2% | | 43 | | KENOSHA | 4.1% | 4.6% | 14 | 2.7% | | 22 | | WASHBURN | 5.1% | 3.9% | 32 | 4.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | KEWAUNEE | 4.0% | 3.4% | 44 | 2.5% | | 48 | | WASHINGTON | 4.1% | 3.4% | 46 | 2.3% | | 70 | | LA CROSSE | 3.1% | 2.9% | 63 | 2.6% | | 64 | | WAUKESHA | 3.4% | 3.2% | 52 | 1.9% | | 37 | | LAFAYETTE | 4.4% | 3.8% | 34 | 3.4% | | 24 | | WAUPACA | 5.0% | 4.2% | 21 | 3.0% | | 5 | | LANGLADE | 7.2% | 6.2% | 4 | 4.8% | | 26 | | WAUSHARA | 4.9% | 4.2% | 20 | 4.0% | | 27 | | LINCOLN | 4.9% | 4.0% | 28 | 3.9% | | 60 | | WINNEBAGO | 3.7% | 3.4% | 42 | 2.2% | | 21 | | MANITOWOC | 5.1% | 4.6% | 15 | 3.1% | | 61 | | WOOD | 3.7% | 3.1% | 57 | 3.3% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
November 2001
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | APPLETON CITY | 5.1% | 4.3% | 14 | 2.7% | | 2 | | BELOIT CITY | 8.4% | 8.5% | 2 | 5.2% | | 27 | | BROOKFIELD CITY | 2.9% | 2.8% | 27 | 1.8% | | 19 | | EAU CLAIRE CITY | 4.2% | 4.1% | 16 | 2.9% | | 12 | | FOND DU LAC CITY | 5.0% | 4.7% | 10 | 2.9% | | 22 | | FRANKLIN CITY | 3.9% | 3.5% | 23 | 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | GREEN BAY CITY | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6 | 3.6% | | 26 | | GREENFIELD CITY | 3.0% | 2.9% | 26 | 1.9% | | 4 | | JANESVILLE CITY | 6.8% | 4.9% | 8 | 3.8% | | 8 | | KENOSHA CITY | 5.2% | 5.8% | 4 | 3.4% | | 21 | | LA CROSSE CITY | 4.1% | 3.9% | 20 | 3.2% | | 28 | | MADISON CITY | 2.1% | 2.1% | 28 | 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | MANITOWOC CITY | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5 | 3.5% | | 24 | | MENOMONEE FALLS CITY | 3.0% | 3.0% | 24 | 1.7% | | 3 | | MILWAUKEE CITY | 7.7% | 7.6% | 3 | 5.5% | | 9 | | NEENAH CITY | 5.2% | 5.0% | 7 | 3.0% | | 25 | | NEW BERLIN CITY | 3.0% | 3.0% | 25 | 1.6% | | 15 | | OAK CREEK CITY | 4.5% | 4.4% | 13 | 2.5% | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | OSHKOSH CITY | 4.2% | 3.9% | 21 | 2.5% | | 1 | | RACINE CITY | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 | 5.9% | | 11 | | SHEBOYGAN CITY | 5.0% | 4.8% | 9 | 2.4% | | 17 | | STEVENS POINT CITY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 17 | 3.7% | | 18 | | SUPERIOR CITY | 4.4% | 4.0% | 18 | 3.5% | | 14 | | WAUKESHA CITY | 4.6% | 4.6% | 11 | 2.6% | | 13 | | WAUSAU CITY | 4.9% | 4.0% | 19 | 3.4% | | 23 | | WAUWATOSA CITY | 3.6% | 3.5% | 22 | 2.3% | | 16 | | WEST ALLIS CITY | 4.5% | 4.2% | 15 | 2.7% | | 7 | | WEST BEND CITY | 5.6% | 4.5% | 12 | 3.5% | | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Nov.
2001 | Final
Oct.
2001 | Year Ago
Nov.
2000 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 3049.8 | 3049.2 | 2994.5 | 0.6 | 55.3 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 130.3 | 118.5 | 87.4 | 11.8 | 42.9 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | | EMPLOYMENT (1) | 2919.5 | 2930.8 | 2907.2 | -11.3 | 12.3 | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF WORK DATA | | | | | | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2854.4 | 2859.8 | 2870.9 | -5.4 | -16.5 | | MANUFACTURING | 579.3 | 585 | 614.4 | -5.7 | -35.1 | | DURABLE GOODS | 346.3 | 348.6 | 374.4 | -2.3 | -28.1 | | Lumber and Wood Products | 30.1 | 30.6 | 31.9 | -0.5 | -1.8 | | Furniture and Fixtures | 18.3 | 18.2 | 19 | 0.1 | -0.7 | | Stone, Clay & Glass Products | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | <"top"> | -0.3 | | Primary Metal Industries | 23.5 | 23.8 | 25.6 | -0.3 | -2.1 | | Fabricated Metal Products | 61.9 | 62.7 | 67.2 | -0.8 | -5.3 | | Nonelectrical Machinery | 99.9 | 100.8 | 108.3 | -0.9 | -8.4 | | Electrical Machinery | 39.4 | 40 | 46 | -0.6 | -6.6 | | Transportation Equipment | 32 | 31.7 | 34.5 | 0.3 | -2.5 | Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments | 17.9 | 17.3 | 18 | 0.6 | -0.1 | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 12 | 11.9 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | NONDURABLE GOODS | 232.9 | 236.3 | 240.1 | -3.4 | -7.2 | | Food and Kindred Products | 67.4 | 70.2 | 68.2 | -2.8 | -0.8 | | Textile Mill Products | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | Apparel & Other Finished
Products | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | Paper and Allied Products | 50.3 | 50.4 | 51.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | | Printing, Publishing & Allied | 53.3 | 53.4 | 54.8 | -0.1 | -1.5 | | Chemicals and Allied Products | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products | 35.5 | 35.9 | 38.7 | -0.4 | -3.2 | | Leather & Leather Products | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | | All Other Nondurable Goods | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | MINING | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | | CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION | 128.4 | 133.6 | 131.7 | -5.2 | -3.3 | TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. | 136 | 137.3 | 135.9 | -1.3 | 0.1 | | TRADE | 649.4 | 641.7 | 649.3 | 7.7 | 0.1 | | WHOLESALE TRADE | 137.3 | 137.9 | 138.8 | -0.6 | -1.5 | | RETAIL TRADE | 512 | 503.8 | 510.5 | 8.2 | 1.5 | FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE | 152.7 | 152.5 | 149.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 | | SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS | 783.8 | 788.2 | 771.8 | -4.4 | 12.0 | | GOVERNMENT | 422.3 | 418.6 | 415.3 | 3.7 | 7.0 | | FEDERAL | 30.5 | 30 | 30.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | | STATE | 105.5 | 103.8 | 100.3 | 1.7 | 5.2 | | LOCAL | 286.2 | 284.7 | 284.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | | | | | | | | 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 | 3055.2 | 3053.6 | 2999.9 | 1.6 | 55.3 | | UNEMPLOYMENT | 144.4 | 137.4 | 99.7 | 7.0 | 44.7 | | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | | EMPLOYMENT | 2910.7 | 2916.2 | 2900.2 | -5.5 | 10.5 | | NONFARM WAGE & SALARY | 2854.4 | 2859.8 | 2870.9 | -5.4 | -16.5 | | News Release Index Page
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