Wednesday,
May 22, 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 |
APRIL LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Seventy of
Wisconsin’s seventy-two counties saw some improvement in their April
unemployment rates in figures released by the Department of Workforce
Development. Thirty-eight counties had declines of 1 percent or more
while nine saw their unemployment rates drop by at least 2 percent. The
state’s unadjusted rate dropped from 6.5 percent in March to 5.7
percent in April, while the seasonally-adjusted rate dropped from 5.7 to
5.4 percent.
"Labor market
conditions improved over most of the state last month with declining
unemployment in nearly every county and metropolitan area in
Wisconsin," DWD Secretary Reinert said. "Though it is too
early to declare victory over the nation’s struggling economic
performance over the past year, there is much to be excited about in
this month’s report for Wisconsin," she said.
Wisconsin cities also
faired well in this month’s report as each of the state’s 28 largest
cities had decreases in unemployment rates in April.
Seven of the state’s
eleven metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) saw a decrease in
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, including the state’s largest
labor market, the Milwaukee metropolitan statistical area. Two MSAs
remained unchanged from March figures, the Madison MSA and the Green Bay
MSA. Two metro areas, La Crosse and Eau Claire, saw very slight increase
in seasonally adjusted rates. La Crosse went from 4.2 percent in March
to 4.3 percent in April, while Eau Claire increased from 5.4 percent in
March to 5.7 percent in April.
The greatest
improvement was seen in Door County, where the unemployment rate fell
from 9.2 percent to 6.2 percent, though Rusk and Pepin County were close
behind with decreases from 12.1 percent to 9.2 percent and from 9.6
percent to 6.8 percent, respectively. A number of counties with the
largest decreases were ones located in the northern tier of the state.
Unemployment insurance
claims continue to moderate. Initial claims in the latest five-week
period are below the totals for a like period one-year ago.
Some strength in hiring
was seen in most industrial sectors throughout the state.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Apr. 2002 | Mar.
2002 | Apr. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,047,100 |
3,051,300 |
2,968,800 |
| Employed |
2,873,600 |
2,851,900 |
2,826,500 |
| Unemployed |
173,500 |
199,400 |
142,200 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
5.7% |
6.5% |
4.8% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
5.7% |
6.1% |
4.2% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Apr. 2002 | Mar.
2002 | Apr. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,066,200 |
3,077,200 |
2,988,300 |
| Employed |
2,899,700 |
2,901,200 |
2,852,800 |
| Unemployed |
166,500 |
175,900 |
135,500 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.4% |
5.7% |
4.5% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
6.0% |
5.7% |
4.5% |
April
State Rank
*March
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Apr.
2002 | Mar.
2002 | Apr.
2001 |
|
28th |
Wisconsin |
5.4 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
|
221st |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.9 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
|
277th |
Eau
Claire |
5.7 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
|
190th |
Green
Bay |
4.8 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
|
294th |
Janesville-Beloit |
7.1 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
|
235th |
Kenosha |
5.7 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
|
152nd |
La
Crosse |
4.3 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
|
18th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
|
244th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.7 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
|
307th |
Racine |
7.2 |
7.5 |
6.4 |
|
215th |
Sheboygan |
5.2 |
5.3 |
3.7 |
|
264th |
Wausau |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
- 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
April 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
April
2002
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
51 |
|
ADAMS |
5.4% |
7.0% |
45 |
4.8% |
|
57 |
|
MARATHON |
5.1% |
6.6% |
50 |
4.3% |
|
3 |
|
ASHLAND |
11.9% |
12.4% |
2 |
9.5% |
|
22 |
|
MARINETTE |
7.7% |
9.6% |
16 |
7.5% |
|
30 |
|
BARRON |
7.0% |
8.1% |
33 |
7.6% |
|
14 |
|
MARQUETTE |
8.6% |
10.8% |
7 |
8.1% |
|
7 |
|
BAYFIELD |
9.4% |
10.0% |
11 |
8.7% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
14.1% |
12.2% |
3 |
12.2% |
|
63 |
|
BROWN |
5.0% |
5.6% |
67 |
3.9% |
|
36 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
6.6% |
7.0% |
46 |
5.4% |
|
55 |
|
BUFFALO |
5.2% |
6.6% |
51 |
4.9% |
|
52 |
|
MONROE |
5.4% |
6.7% |
49 |
5.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
BURNETT |
8.3% |
9.3% |
21 |
6.2% |
|
9 |
|
OCONTO |
9.2% |
10.2% |
9 |
7.3% |
|
54 |
|
CALUMET |
5.3% |
6.3% |
57 |
4.4% |
|
19 |
|
ONEIDA |
8.0% |
9.0% |
26 |
9.1% |
|
15 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
8.4% |
9.4% |
19 |
6.9% |
|
49 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
5.5% |
6.2% |
59 |
4.1% |
|
11 |
|
CLARK |
8.7% |
11.4% |
5 |
9.4% |
|
71 |
|
OZAUKEE |
3.9% |
4.2% |
71 |
2.9% |
|
42 |
|
COLUMBIA |
6.0% |
7.6% |
40 |
5.5% |
|
32 |
|
PEPIN |
6.8% |
9.6% |
15 |
6.8% |
|
44 |
|
CRAWFORD |
5.9% |
7.7% |
38 |
6.7% |
|
59 |
|
PIERCE |
5.1% |
6.3% |
56 |
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.7% |
3.1% |
72 |
2.0% |
|
17 |
|
POLK |
8.2% |
9.7% |
14 |
8.0% |
|
45 |
|
DODGE |
5.9% |
6.8% |
47 |
4.9% |
|
48 |
|
PORTAGE |
5.5% |
6.3% |
58 |
4.8% |
|
39 |
|
DOOR |
6.2% |
9.2% |
22 |
6.7% |
|
21 |
|
PRICE |
7.8% |
8.6% |
30 |
10.3% |
|
29 |
|
DOUGLAS |
7.1% |
8.2% |
32 |
5.8% |
|
25 |
|
RACINE |
7.3% |
8.3% |
31 |
6.6% |
|
47 |
|
DUNN |
5.5% |
6.5% |
53 |
5.1% |
|
53 |
|
RICHLAND |
5.3% |
6.7% |
48 |
6.0% |
|
62 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
5.0% |
5.6% |
66 |
4.3% |
|
35 |
|
ROCK |
6.7% |
7.6% |
42 |
6.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
FLORENCE |
8.8% |
11.1% |
6 |
8.6% |
|
8 |
|
RUSK |
9.2% |
12.1% |
4 |
8.9% |
|
56 |
|
FOND
DU LAC |
5.2% |
6.5% |
52 |
4.3% |
|
67 |
|
SAUK |
4.6% |
6.0% |
61 |
4.2% |
|
5 |
|
FOREST |
9.5% |
9.9% |
12 |
10.3% |
|
23 |
|
SAWYER |
7.7% |
8.9% |
27 |
8.2% |
|
46 |
|
GRANT |
5.8% |
7.4% |
43 |
6.4% |
|
28 |
|
SHAWANO |
7.2% |
7.7% |
39 |
6.1% |
|
40 |
|
GREEN |
6.2% |
7.8% |
36 |
5.6% |
|
60 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
5.1% |
5.9% |
63 |
3.7% |
|
26 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
7.2% |
9.5% |
17 |
5.9% |
|
20 |
|
ST.
CROIX |
7.9% |
9.1% |
25 |
5.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
IOWA |
4.3% |
6.3% |
55 |
4.3% |
|
24 |
|
TAYLOR |
7.5% |
9.2% |
24 |
7.6% |
|
2 |
|
IRON |
12.0% |
9.8% |
13 |
11.0% |
|
27 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
7.2% |
8.6% |
29 |
7.2% |
|
43 |
|
JACKSON |
6.0% |
7.6% |
41 |
6.1% |
|
34 |
|
VERNON |
6.7% |
7.8% |
37 |
5.6% |
|
65 |
|
JEFFERSON |
4.9% |
5.6% |
65 |
3.9% |
|
13 |
|
VILAS |
8.7% |
9.4% |
20 |
8.8% |
|
4 |
|
JUNEAU |
11.8% |
13.4% |
1 |
9.6% |
|
61 |
|
WALWORTH |
5.0% |
6.0% |
62 |
3.6% |
|
50 |
|
KENOSHA |
5.5% |
6.2% |
60 |
4.6% |
|
12 |
|
WASHBURN |
8.7% |
10.2% |
8 |
8.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
5.1% |
6.4% |
54 |
4.3% |
|
66 |
|
WASHINGTON |
4.8% |
5.7% |
64 |
3.8% |
|
68 |
|
LA
CROSSE |
4.4% |
5.1% |
69 |
3.7% |
|
69 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.4% |
4.9% |
70 |
3.2% |
|
31 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
6.9% |
9.2% |
23 |
5.8% |
|
41 |
|
WAUPACA |
6.2% |
7.2% |
44 |
5.3% |
|
6 |
|
LANGLADE |
9.4% |
10.2% |
10 |
9.4% |
|
37 |
|
WAUSHARA |
6.4% |
8.0% |
34 |
5.9% |
|
18 |
|
LINCOLN |
8.2% |
9.4% |
18 |
7.2% |
|
64 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
5.0% |
5.4% |
68 |
3.7% |
|
33 |
|
MANITOWOC |
6.8% |
7.9% |
35 |
6.3% |
|
38 |
|
WOOD |
6.3% |
8.7% |
28 |
5.5% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
April
2002
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
9 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
6.9% |
7.5% |
12 |
4.8% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
10.0% |
11.0% |
2 |
10.3% |
|
27 |
|
BROOKFIELD
CITY |
3.4% |
3.7% |
27 |
2.6% |
|
17 |
|
EAU CLAIRE
CITY |
5.8% |
6.3% |
17 |
4.9% |
|
10 |
|
FOND DU LAC
CITY |
6.8% |
8.3% |
7 |
5.3% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.5% |
5.2% |
22 |
3.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY
CITY |
7.8% |
8.6% |
5 |
6.0% |
|
26 |
|
GREENFIELD
CITY |
3.6% |
4.0% |
26 |
2.7% |
|
14 |
|
JANESVILLE
CITY |
6.2% |
7.0% |
15 |
5.8% |
|
11 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
6.7% |
7.4% |
13 |
5.8% |
|
20 |
|
LA CROSSE
CITY |
5.4% |
6.1% |
19 |
4.5% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.8% |
3.1% |
28 |
2.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MANITOWOC
CITY |
8.6% |
9.5% |
4 |
7.9% |
|
25 |
|
MENOMONEE
FALLS CITY |
3.9% |
4.3% |
25 |
2.6% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE
CITY |
9.1% |
9.6% |
3 |
7.5% |
|
7 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
7.5% |
8.0% |
9 |
5.2% |
|
24 |
|
NEW BERLIN
CITY |
4.0% |
4.4% |
24 |
2.6% |
|
21 |
|
OAK CREEK
CITY |
5.1% |
5.6% |
21 |
4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
5.5% |
6.0% |
20 |
4.1% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
11.0% |
11.8% |
1 |
10.7% |
|
12 |
|
SHEBOYGAN
CITY |
6.6% |
7.5% |
11 |
4.6% |
|
6 |
|
STEVENS POINT
CITY |
7.8% |
8.1% |
8 |
5.8% |
|
13 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
6.5% |
7.5% |
10 |
5.1% |
|
16 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
6.1% |
6.8% |
16 |
4.5% |
|
15 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
6.1% |
7.2% |
14 |
4.8% |
|
23 |
|
WAUWATOSA
CITY |
4.3% |
4.8% |
23 |
3.1% |
|
18 |
|
WEST ALLIS
CITY |
5.8% |
6.2% |
18 |
4.3% |
|
8 |
|
WEST BEND
CITY |
7.2% |
8.5% |
6 |
5.3% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Apr.
2002 | Final
Mar.
2002 | Year Ago
Apr.
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3047.1 |
3051.3 |
2968.8 |
-4.2 |
78.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
173.5 |
199.4 |
142.2 |
-25.9 |
31.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.7 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
-0.8 |
0.9 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2873.6 |
2851.9 |
2826.5 |
21.7 |
47.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2811.6 |
2775.7 |
2816.1 |
35.9 |
-4.5 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
563.5 |
562.1 |
589.3 |
1.4 |
-25.8 |
|
DURABLE GOODS |
336.6 |
336.1 |
356.4 |
0.5 |
-19.8 |
|
Lumber and Wood Products |
31.3 |
31.3 |
31.5 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
|
Furniture and Fixtures |
19.3 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
11.5 |
10.8 |
11 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
|
Primary Metal Industries |
22.2 |
22.4 |
24.1 |
-0.2 |
-1.9 |
|
Fabricated Metal Products |
61.3 |
61.3 |
64.6 |
0.0 |
-3.3 |
|
Nonelectrical Machinery |
95.3 |
95.5 |
102.9 |
-0.2 |
-7.6 |
|
Electrical Machinery |
38.3 |
38.3 |
44 |
0.0 |
-5.7 |
|
Transportation Equipment |
29.3 |
29.3 |
31.4 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
|
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONDURABLE GOODS |
226.9 |
226.1 |
232.9 |
0.8 |
-6.0 |
|
Food and Kindred Products |
65.9 |
65.3 |
65.1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Textile Mill Products |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Apparel & Other Finished
Products |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Paper and Allied Products |
49.7 |
49.7 |
51 |
0.0 |
-1.3 |
|
Printing, Publishing & Allied |
50.8 |
50.4 |
53.5 |
0.4 |
-2.7 |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
15.1 |
15.3 |
14.9 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products |
34.9 |
34.9 |
37 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Leather & Leather Products |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
|
All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINING |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
117.1 |
106.7 |
117 |
10.4 |
0.1 |
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. |
131.3 |
130.1 |
134.9 |
1.2 |
-3.6 |
|
TRADE |
634.2 |
626 |
630.3 |
8.2 |
3.9 |
|
WHOLESALE TRADE |
136.8 |
135.9 |
136.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
|
RETAIL TRADE |
497.4 |
490.1 |
493.6 |
7.3 |
3.8 |
FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE |
151.8 |
151.4 |
148.5 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
|
SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS |
781.9 |
770.5 |
768.5 |
11.4 |
13.4 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
429.2 |
426.7 |
425.1 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
|
FEDERAL |
29.8 |
29.7 |
29.9 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
|
STATE |
105.2 |
103.1 |
104.7 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
|
LOCAL |
294.3 |
294 |
290.5 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
| | | | | | |
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 |
3066.2 |
3077.2 |
2988.3 |
-11.0 |
77.9 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
166.5 |
175.9 |
135.5 |
-9.4 |
31.0 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.4 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
-0.3 |
0.9 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2899.7 |
2901.2 |
2852.8 |
-1.5 |
46.9 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2811.6 |
2775.7 |
2816.1 |
35.9 |
-4.5 |
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