Wednesday,
April 24, 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 |
MARCH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON - Fifty-two
of Wisconsin's seventy-two counties saw some improvement in their
March unemployment rates in figures released by the Department of
Workforce Development. Six counties saw no change from their February
rates, and fourteen had higher rates in March than they had in February.
The state's unadjusted rate dropped from 6.7 percent in February to
6.5 percent in March, while the seasonally-adjusted rate dropped from
5.8 to 5.7 percent.
"Even as many
economic signals begin to look more positive, Wisconsin's job market
is yet to show the kind of positive movement evident in other economic
indicators," DWD Secretary Reinert said. "Though it is normal
for job markets to respond slowly to economic recovery, it is a
necessary component to sustained economic growth," she said.
Ten of the State's
eleven Metropolitan Statistical Areas saw slight improvement in their
rates while one, Dane County, remained unchanged from its February rate
of 3.1 percent.
The northern counties,
particularly those north of a line between Green Bay and Minnesota's
Twin Cities, had generally the highest rates in the state as would be
expected this time of the year. Nine counties in the northern tier of
the state had rates above 10.0 percent in March.
The highest
unemployment rate in the state was once again Juneau County, at 13.4
percent, followed closely by Ashland and Menominee at 12.3 percent and
Rusk County at 12.1 percent. Dane County had the state's lowest rate
at 3.1 percent, unchanged from the February rate. Ozaukee County at 4.2
percent and Waukesha at 4.9 percent were next in line.
The greatest
improvement in the state was registered in Pepin County, where the rate
was 11.2 percent in February and 9.5 percent in March. Adams County,
where the rate dropped from 8.0 percent to 7.1 percent, saw the second
greatest improvement. Menominee County, where the unemployment rate rose
from 11.7 percent to 12.3 percent, had the state's largest increase.
"Manufacturing
continues to be the hardest hit industrial sector in the state, and
areas with a particularly strong manufacturing presence saw less
improvement in unemployment rates," said DWD Economist Terry
Ludeman. "In general, labor markets throughout the state appear to
be recovering very slowly from a very difficult year the state has
experienced," he said.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Mar. 2002 | Feb.
2002 | Mar. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,049,800 |
3,051,500 |
2,960,800 |
| Employed |
2,851,100 |
2,846,800 |
2,805,200 |
| Unemployed |
198,700 |
204,600 |
155,600 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
6.5% |
6.7% |
5.3% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
6.1% |
6.1% |
4.6% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Mar. 2002 | Feb.
2002 | Mar. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,075,700 |
3,080,400 |
2,986,600 |
| Employed |
2,900,400 |
2,902,000 |
2,854,200 |
| Unemployed |
175,200 |
178,400 |
132,500 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.7% |
5.8% |
4.4% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.7% |
5.5% |
4.3% |
March
State Rank
*February
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Mar.
2002 | Feb.
2002 | Mar.
2001 |
|
32nd |
Wisconsin |
5.7 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
|
214th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
5.0 |
5.0 |
3.4 |
|
268th |
Eau
Claire |
5.4 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
|
196th |
Green
Bay |
4.8 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
|
285th |
Janesville-Beloit |
7.4 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
|
220th |
Kenosha |
5.8 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
|
149th |
La
Crosse |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
|
17th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
|
233rd |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
6.0 |
6.1 |
4.4 |
|
297th |
Racine |
7.5 |
7.6 |
6.3 |
|
226th |
Sheboygan |
5.3 |
5.4 |
3.4 |
|
245th |
Wausau |
4.9 |
4.8 |
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 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
March
2002
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
45 |
|
ADAMS |
7.1% |
8.0% |
39 |
6.6% |
|
51 |
|
MARATHON |
6.6% |
6.7% |
55 |
5.8% |
|
2 |
|
ASHLAND |
12.3% |
12.7% |
2 |
9.9% |
|
17 |
|
MARINETTE |
9.5% |
9.5% |
19 |
8.3% |
|
33 |
|
BARRON |
8.0% |
8.5% |
31 |
8.6% |
|
6 |
|
MARQUETTE |
10.8% |
11.5% |
5 |
10.8% |
|
11 |
|
BAYFIELD |
10.0% |
10.5% |
12 |
9.6% |
|
3 |
|
MENOMINEE |
12.3% |
11.7% |
4 |
9.9% |
|
67 |
|
BROWN |
5.5% |
5.8% |
66 |
4.0% |
|
46 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
7.0% |
7.1% |
51 |
5.4% |
|
50 |
|
BUFFALO |
6.6% |
7.0% |
52 |
5.4% |
|
49 |
|
MONROE |
6.7% |
7.3% |
46 |
6.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
BURNETT |
9.3% |
9.6% |
17 |
7.5% |
|
8 |
|
OCONTO |
10.2% |
11.0% |
8 |
7.8% |
|
56 |
|
CALUMET |
6.3% |
6.8% |
54 |
4.1% |
|
25 |
|
ONEIDA |
9.0% |
8.8% |
27 |
7.9% |
|
18 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
9.4% |
9.9% |
14 |
7.4% |
|
59 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
6.2% |
6.2% |
61 |
4.3% |
|
5 |
|
CLARK |
11.4% |
11.1% |
7 |
11.8% |
|
71 |
|
OZAUKEE |
4.2% |
4.5% |
71 |
2.9% |
|
40 |
|
COLUMBIA |
7.6% |
8.1% |
38 |
6.6% |
|
15 |
|
PEPIN |
9.5% |
11.2% |
6 |
9.0% |
|
39 |
|
CRAWFORD |
7.7% |
8.0% |
41 |
7.4% |
|
58 |
|
PIERCE |
6.2% |
6.4% |
57 |
4.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
3.1% |
3.1% |
72 |
2.4% |
|
14 |
|
POLK |
9.6% |
9.9% |
15 |
8.9% |
|
47 |
|
DODGE |
6.8% |
7.1% |
50 |
5.5% |
|
55 |
|
PORTAGE |
6.3% |
6.9% |
53 |
5.7% |
|
24 |
|
DOOR |
9.2% |
9.3% |
23 |
8.4% |
|
29 |
|
PRICE |
8.6% |
8.5% |
33 |
9.9% |
|
32 |
|
DOUGLAS |
8.1% |
8.3% |
36 |
6.4% |
|
31 |
|
RACINE |
8.3% |
8.5% |
32 |
7.0% |
|
52 |
|
DUNN |
6.5% |
7.3% |
45 |
5.5% |
|
48 |
|
RICHLAND |
6.7% |
7.6% |
44 |
7.3% |
|
66 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
5.6% |
5.8% |
67 |
4.6% |
|
41 |
|
ROCK |
7.6% |
7.9% |
42 |
6.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
FLORENCE |
10.8% |
10.6% |
11 |
9.2% |
|
4 |
|
RUSK |
12.1% |
12.0% |
3 |
10.1% |
|
53 |
|
FOND
DU LAC |
6.5% |
6.6% |
56 |
5.1% |
|
62 |
|
SAUK |
6.0% |
5.9% |
65 |
5.0% |
|
12 |
|
FOREST |
9.8% |
9.5% |
20 |
9.2% |
|
27 |
|
SAWYER |
8.8% |
8.7% |
30 |
9.0% |
|
43 |
|
GRANT |
7.3% |
7.2% |
48 |
8.4% |
|
38 |
|
SHAWANO |
7.7% |
8.3% |
34 |
6.7% |
|
37 |
|
GREEN |
7.8% |
7.7% |
43 |
6.6% |
|
63 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
5.8% |
6.2% |
58 |
3.7% |
|
16 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
9.5% |
9.8% |
16 |
7.1% |
|
26 |
|
ST.
CROIX |
8.9% |
8.9% |
26 |
6.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
|
IOWA |
6.3% |
6.2% |
62 |
5.9% |
|
22 |
|
TAYLOR |
9.2% |
10.1% |
13 |
10.5% |
|
13 |
|
IRON |
9.7% |
9.6% |
18 |
9.2% |
|
30 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
8.5% |
8.7% |
28 |
8.3% |
|
42 |
|
JACKSON |
7.5% |
8.0% |
40 |
8.1% |
|
36 |
|
VERNON |
7.8% |
8.2% |
37 |
7.5% |
|
65 |
|
JEFFERSON |
5.6% |
5.9% |
63 |
4.5% |
|
21 |
|
VILAS |
9.3% |
9.2% |
24 |
9.3% |
|
1 |
|
JUNEAU |
13.4% |
13.7% |
1 |
11.1% |
|
61 |
|
WALWORTH |
6.0% |
6.2% |
59 |
4.2% |
|
60 |
|
KENOSHA |
6.1% |
6.2% |
60 |
5.2% |
|
9 |
|
WASHBURN |
10.2% |
10.8% |
9 |
9.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
6.4% |
7.1% |
49 |
5.1% |
|
64 |
|
WASHINGTON |
5.7% |
5.9% |
64 |
4.3% |
|
69 |
|
LA
CROSSE |
5.1% |
5.1% |
69 |
4.7% |
|
70 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.9% |
5.0% |
70 |
3.4% |
|
23 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
9.2% |
9.4% |
21 |
7.7% |
|
44 |
|
WAUPACA |
7.2% |
7.3% |
47 |
5.9% |
|
10 |
|
LANGLADE |
10.2% |
10.6% |
10 |
9.3% |
|
34 |
|
WAUSHARA |
8.0% |
8.3% |
35 |
7.2% |
|
19 |
|
LINCOLN |
9.4% |
9.4% |
22 |
7.8% |
|
68 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
5.4% |
5.6% |
68 |
3.6% |
|
35 |
|
MANITOWOC |
7.9% |
9.0% |
25 |
6.2% |
|
28 |
|
WOOD |
8.7% |
8.7% |
29 |
7.6% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
March
2002
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
11 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
7.5% |
7.5% |
14 |
4.8% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
10.9% |
10.9% |
3 |
9.9% |
|
27 |
|
BROOKFIELD
CITY |
3.6% |
3.7% |
27 |
2.5% |
|
17 |
|
EAU CLAIRE
CITY |
6.3% |
6.6% |
17 |
5.2% |
|
7 |
|
FOND DU LAC
CITY |
8.3% |
8.4% |
8 |
6.3% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
5.2% |
5.4% |
22 |
3.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY
CITY |
8.6% |
9.0% |
5 |
6.2% |
|
26 |
|
GREENFIELD
CITY |
4.0% |
4.2% |
26 |
3.0% |
|
15 |
|
JANESVILLE
CITY |
7.0% |
7.6% |
13 |
6.1% |
|
13 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
7.3% |
7.4% |
15 |
6.4% |
|
19 |
|
LA CROSSE
CITY |
6.1% |
6.0% |
20 |
5.7% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
3.1% |
3.1% |
28 |
2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MANITOWOC
CITY |
9.5% |
10.9% |
2 |
7.5% |
|
25 |
|
MENOMONEE
FALLS CITY |
4.3% |
4.6% |
24 |
2.7% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE
CITY |
9.6% |
9.6% |
4 |
7.5% |
|
9 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
8.0% |
8.1% |
9 |
4.6% |
|
24 |
|
NEW BERLIN
CITY |
4.4% |
4.5% |
25 |
2.7% |
|
21 |
|
OAK CREEK
CITY |
5.7% |
5.9% |
21 |
4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
6.0% |
6.4% |
19 |
4.1% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
11.7% |
12.2% |
1 |
10.9% |
|
10 |
|
SHEBOYGAN
CITY |
7.5% |
7.9% |
11 |
4.6% |
|
8 |
|
STEVENS POINT
CITY |
8.1% |
8.8% |
6 |
7.1% |
|
12 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
7.4% |
7.9% |
10 |
5.9% |
|
16 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
6.7% |
6.7% |
16 |
4.9% |
|
14 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
7.2% |
7.7% |
12 |
5.9% |
|
23 |
|
WAUWATOSA
CITY |
4.8% |
4.7% |
23 |
3.3% |
|
18 |
|
WEST ALLIS
CITY |
6.2% |
6.5% |
18 |
4.3% |
|
6 |
|
WEST BEND
CITY |
8.5% |
8.8% |
7 |
6.2% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Mar.
2002 | Final
Feb.
2002 | Year Ago
Mar.
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3049.8 |
3051.5 |
2960.8 |
-1.7 |
89.0 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT |
198.7 |
204.6 |
155.6 |
-5.9 |
43.1 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
6.5 |
6.7 |
5.3 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
| EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2851.1 |
2846.8 |
2805.2 |
4.3 |
45.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2774.4 |
2759.8 |
2790.9 |
14.6 |
-16.5 |
| MANUFACTURING |
563.2 |
564.7 |
594 |
-1.5 |
-30.8 |
| DURABLE GOODS |
336.6 |
337.5 |
361 |
-0.9 |
-24.4 |
| Lumber and Wood Products |
31.5 |
31.3 |
31.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Furniture and Fixtures |
19.3 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
| Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Primary Metal Industries |
22.4 |
22.5 |
24.3 |
-0.1 |
-1.9 |
| Fabricated Metal Products |
61.7 |
61.6 |
64.7 |
0.1 |
-3.0 |
| Nonelectrical Machinery |
95.6 |
96.4 |
105.4 |
-0.8 |
-9.8 |
| Electrical Machinery |
38.3 |
38.5 |
45.2 |
-0.2 |
-6.9 |
| Transportation Equipment |
29.2 |
29.3 |
32.6 |
-0.1 |
-3.4 |
Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONDURABLE GOODS |
226.6 |
227.2 |
233 |
-0.6 |
-6.4 |
| Food and Kindred Products |
65.3 |
65 |
64.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Textile Mill Products |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Apparel & Other Finished
Products |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
| Paper and Allied Products |
49.9 |
49.9 |
51.1 |
0.0 |
-1.2 |
| Printing, Publishing & Allied |
50.6 |
51 |
53.9 |
-0.4 |
-3.3 |
| Chemicals and Allied Products |
15.3 |
15.3 |
14.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products |
34.8 |
35.3 |
37.1 |
-0.5 |
-2.3 |
| Leather & Leather Products |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
| All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| MINING |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
106.7 |
102.6 |
109.1 |
4.1 |
-2.4 |
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. |
130 |
129.4 |
132.5 |
0.6 |
-2.5 |
| TRADE |
625.8 |
621.4 |
623.3 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE |
135.7 |
135.3 |
136 |
0.4 |
-0.3 |
| RETAIL TRADE |
490.1 |
486 |
487.4 |
4.1 |
2.7 |
FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE |
151.3 |
150.8 |
148.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
| SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS |
770.3 |
766.8 |
759.9 |
3.5 |
10.4 |
| GOVERNMENT |
424.8 |
422.1 |
421 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
| FEDERAL |
29.5 |
29.7 |
29.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
| STATE |
101.4 |
100.5 |
103.4 |
0.9 |
-2.0 |
| LOCAL |
293.9 |
291.9 |
287.8 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
| | | | | | | 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 |
3075.7 |
3080.4 |
2986.6 |
-4.7 |
89.1 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT |
175.2 |
178.4 |
132.5 |
-3.2 |
42.7 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.7 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
-0.1 |
1.3 |
| EMPLOYMENT |
2900.4 |
2902.0 |
2854.2 |
-1.6 |
46.2 |
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2774.4 |
2759.8 |
2790.9 |
14.6 |
-16.5 |
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