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 |
MAY LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Each of
Wisconsin’s seventy-two counties and all 28 largest cities saw
improvement in their May unemployment rates in figures released today by
the Department of Workforce Development.
Most counties had
significant improvements in May, with 64 counties recording drops of one
percent or more. Twenty of which had rates fall 2 percent or more while
14 saw rates fall 3 percent or more. Thirty-one counties recorded rates
equal to or less than May of 2001.
"Although
improvement of a seasonal nature is normal at this time of year, to feel
that positive effect across the entire state is rather remarkable,"
said DWD Secretary Jennifer Reinert. "With significant improvements
over the last two months in the state’s labor market, many counties
are at or better than they were year ago, which is great news for
Wisconsin workers and their families," she said.
The state’s 1.2
percentage point drop in the unemployment rate is considerably stronger
than the normal seasonal experience over the past decade. The norm has
been a 0.4 percentage point decrease.
Twenty-one of Wisconsin’s
counties had an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent in May. The lowest
rate was reported in Dane County at 2.2 percent followed by Iowa County
at 2.9 percent and Sauk County at 3.2 percent. Dunn and Ozaukee counties
were both reported at 3.4 percent. The states’ highest rate was
experienced in Menominee County with a 10.9 percent unemployment rate.
Juneau County was next at 8.5 percent followed by Ashland County at 8.1
percent. Each of these three counties experienced considerable
improvement over their April rates. Menominee County dropped from 14.0
in April to 10.9 percent in May, Ashland dropped from 11.8 percent in
April to 8.1 percent in May, and Juneau dropped from 11.8 percent in
April to 8.5 percent in May.
Perhaps the most
impressive improvement was experienced in Southeastern Wisconsin where
many of the state’s largest cities and counties are located. The
Kenosha MSA saw its seasonally adjusted rate drop from 5.6 percent to
5.0 percent. The Milwaukee MSA dropped from 5.7 percent to 5.1 percent.
The Racine MSA dropped from 7.2 percent to 6.6 percent and the Sheboygan
MSA dropped from 5.2 percent to 4.2 percent.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | May
2002 | Apr.
2002 | May 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,040,400 |
3,046,300 |
2,978,100 |
| Employed |
2,902,700 |
2,872,300 |
2,853,600 |
| Unemployed |
137,700 |
174,000 |
124,500 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
4.5% |
5.7% |
4.2% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
5.5% |
5.7% |
4.1% |
| Seasonably adjusted | May
2002 | Apr.
2002 | May 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,050,900 |
3,065,400 |
2,987,600 |
| Employed |
2,905,600 |
2,898,400 |
2,855,400 |
| Unemployed |
145,300 |
167,000 |
132,200 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
4.8% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.8% |
6.0% |
4.4% |
May
State Rank
*April
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | May
2002 | Apr.
2002 | May
2001 |
|
21st |
Wisconsin |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.4 |
|
201st |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.4 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
|
266th |
Eau
Claire |
4.9 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
|
173rd |
Green
Bay |
4.1 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
|
287th |
Janesville-Beloit |
5.9 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
|
216th |
Kenosha |
5.0 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
|
117th |
La
Crosse |
3.9 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
|
13th |
Madison |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
|
234th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.1 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
|
298th |
Racine |
6.6 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
|
177th |
Sheboygan |
4.2 |
5.2 |
3.8 |
|
177th |
Wausau |
4.2 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
- 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
May 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
May
2002
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
57 |
|
ADAMS |
3.8% |
5.4% |
51 |
3.7% |
|
52 |
|
MARATHON |
3.9% |
5.1% |
60 |
3.8% |
|
3 |
|
ASHLAND |
8.1% |
11.8% |
3 |
7.0% |
|
14 |
|
MARINETTE |
5.6% |
7.8% |
22 |
6.3% |
|
37 |
|
BARRON |
4.6% |
7.1% |
29 |
4.7% |
|
8 |
|
MARQUETTE |
6.4% |
8.6% |
14 |
6.7% |
|
27 |
|
BAYFIELD |
5.1% |
9.6% |
5 |
5.5% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
10.9% |
14.0% |
1 |
11.3% |
|
50 |
|
BROWN |
4.1% |
5.1% |
61 |
3.6% |
|
11 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
6.1% |
6.6% |
36 |
5.4% |
|
66 |
|
BUFFALO |
3.5% |
5.2% |
55 |
3.9% |
|
43 |
|
MONROE |
4.4% |
5.4% |
52 |
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
BURNETT |
4.9% |
8.2% |
16 |
4.8% |
|
6 |
|
OCONTO |
6.5% |
9.1% |
9 |
5.8% |
|
48 |
|
CALUMET |
4.2% |
5.3% |
54 |
3.4% |
|
36 |
|
ONEIDA |
4.6% |
8.0% |
19 |
4.3% |
|
16 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
5.5% |
8.4% |
15 |
4.6% |
|
47 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
4.3% |
5.5% |
49 |
3.3% |
|
17 |
|
CLARK |
5.4% |
8.8% |
13 |
7.0% |
|
69 |
|
OZAUKEE |
3.4% |
3.9% |
71 |
3.1% |
|
34 |
|
COLUMBIA |
4.7% |
6.0% |
43 |
4.4% |
|
25 |
|
PEPIN |
5.2% |
7.0% |
32 |
4.5% |
|
39 |
|
CRAWFORD |
4.6% |
5.9% |
44 |
5.7% |
|
65 |
|
PIERCE |
3.6% |
5.1% |
58 |
4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.2% |
2.7% |
72 |
1.8% |
|
18 |
|
POLK |
5.4% |
8.2% |
17 |
5.7% |
|
35 |
|
DODGE |
4.7% |
5.9% |
45 |
4.7% |
|
40 |
|
PORTAGE |
4.5% |
5.5% |
50 |
4.1% |
|
61 |
|
DOOR |
3.7% |
6.3% |
38 |
4.3% |
|
28 |
|
PRICE |
5.1% |
7.8% |
21 |
8.0% |
|
22 |
|
DOUGLAS |
5.3% |
7.1% |
30 |
4.6% |
|
10 |
|
RACINE |
6.3% |
7.4% |
25 |
6.2% |
|
68 |
|
DUNN |
3.4% |
5.5% |
48 |
3.4% |
|
64 |
|
RICHLAND |
3.6% |
5.3% |
53 |
4.2% |
|
59 |
|
EAU CLAIRE |
3.8% |
5.0% |
63 |
3.5% |
|
15 |
|
ROCK |
5.6% |
6.8% |
34 |
5.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
FLORENCE |
6.5% |
9.0% |
10 |
5.3% |
|
5 |
|
RUSK |
6.8% |
9.2% |
8 |
5.5% |
|
51 |
|
FOND DU LAC |
4.0% |
5.2% |
56 |
3.9% |
|
70 |
|
SAUK |
3.2% |
4.6% |
67 |
3.0% |
|
13 |
|
FOREST |
5.8% |
9.5% |
6 |
5.9% |
|
45 |
|
SAWYER |
4.3% |
7.7% |
23 |
4.9% |
|
56 |
|
GRANT |
3.8% |
5.8% |
46 |
5.3% |
|
30 |
|
SHAWANO |
5.0% |
7.2% |
28 |
4.9% |
|
26 |
|
GREEN |
5.2% |
6.3% |
40 |
4.8% |
|
49 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
4.2% |
5.2% |
57 |
3.7% |
|
29 |
|
GREEN LAKE |
5.0% |
7.2% |
27 |
4.5% |
|
19 |
|
ST. CROIX |
5.4% |
7.9% |
20 |
3.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71 |
|
IOWA |
2.9% |
4.3% |
70 |
3.2% |
|
41 |
|
TAYLOR |
4.4% |
7.5% |
24 |
4.7% |
|
4 |
|
IRON |
6.9% |
11.9% |
2 |
6.9% |
|
46 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
4.3% |
7.2% |
26 |
5.3% |
|
63 |
|
JACKSON |
3.6% |
6.1% |
42 |
4.0% |
|
38 |
|
VERNON |
4.6% |
6.7% |
35 |
4.4% |
|
53 |
|
JEFFERSON |
3.9% |
4.9% |
65 |
3.7% |
|
60 |
|
VILAS |
3.7% |
8.8% |
11 |
3.9% |
|
2 |
|
JUNEAU |
8.5% |
11.8% |
4 |
8.4% |
|
62 |
|
WALWORTH |
3.7% |
5.0% |
62 |
3.0% |
|
33 |
|
KENOSHA |
4.8% |
5.6% |
47 |
4.4% |
|
21 |
|
WASHBURN |
5.3% |
8.8% |
12 |
5.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
3.8% |
5.1% |
59 |
3.8% |
|
54 |
|
WASHINGTON |
3.9% |
4.8% |
66 |
3.6% |
|
67 |
|
LA CROSSE |
3.5% |
4.4% |
68 |
3.5% |
|
55 |
|
WAUKESHA |
3.9% |
4.4% |
69 |
3.1% |
|
24 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
5.2% |
7.0% |
31 |
5.3% |
|
42 |
|
WAUPACA |
4.4% |
6.2% |
41 |
4.2% |
|
9 |
|
LANGLADE |
6.3% |
9.4% |
7 |
7.0% |
|
20 |
|
WAUSHARA |
5.4% |
6.5% |
37 |
5.1% |
|
12 |
|
LINCOLN |
6.0% |
8.2% |
18 |
5.4% |
|
44 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
4.4% |
5.0% |
64 |
3.3% |
|
23 |
|
MANITOWOC |
5.3% |
6.8% |
33 |
6.2% |
|
32 |
|
WOOD |
4.8% |
6.3% |
39 |
4.9% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
May
2002
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
8 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
5.9% |
6.9% |
9 |
4.2% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
8.9% |
10.1% |
2 |
9.8% |
|
26 |
|
BROOKFIELD CITY |
3.4% |
3.5% |
27 |
2.6% |
|
20 |
|
EAU CLAIRE CITY |
4.5% |
5.8% |
17 |
4.0% |
|
13 |
|
FOND DU LAC CITY |
5.2% |
6.8% |
10 |
5.1% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.3% |
4.6% |
22 |
3.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY CITY |
6.5% |
7.9% |
5 |
5.6% |
|
27 |
|
GREENFIELD CITY |
3.3% |
3.6% |
26 |
2.6% |
|
12 |
|
JANESVILLE CITY |
5.4% |
6.3% |
14 |
5.2% |
|
10 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
5.8% |
6.7% |
11 |
5.6% |
|
19 |
|
LA CROSSE CITY |
4.6% |
5.5% |
19 |
4.4% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.5% |
2.8% |
28 |
2.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MANITOWOC CITY |
6.6% |
8.6% |
4 |
8.1% |
|
25 |
|
MENOMONEE FALLS CITY |
3.5% |
3.9% |
25 |
2.8% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE CITY |
8.4% |
9.2% |
3 |
7.6% |
|
7 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
6.3% |
7.5% |
7 |
4.4% |
|
24 |
|
NEW BERLIN CITY |
3.9% |
4.1% |
24 |
2.8% |
|
21 |
|
OAK CREEK CITY |
4.5% |
5.1% |
21 |
4.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
5.1% |
5.5% |
20 |
4.1% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
9.9% |
11.0% |
1 |
10.3% |
|
14 |
|
SHEBOYGAN CITY |
5.2% |
6.6% |
12 |
4.6% |
|
6 |
|
STEVENS POINT CITY |
6.5% |
7.8% |
6 |
5.6% |
|
11 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
5.4% |
6.6% |
13 |
4.5% |
|
15 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
5.2% |
6.1% |
16 |
4.4% |
|
18 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
4.9% |
6.1% |
15 |
4.8% |
|
23 |
|
WAUWATOSA CITY |
4.0% |
4.3% |
23 |
3.5% |
|
16 |
|
WEST ALLIS CITY |
5.1% |
5.8% |
18 |
4.3% |
|
9 |
|
WEST BEND CITY |
5.8% |
7.2% |
8 |
5.0% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
May
2002 | Final
Apr.
2002 | Year Ago
May
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3040.4 |
3046.3 |
2978.1 |
-5.9 |
62.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
137.7 |
174.0 |
124.5 |
-36.3 |
13.2 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
4.5 |
5.7 |
4.2 |
-1.2 |
0.3 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2902.7 |
2872.3 |
2853.6 |
30.4 |
49.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2844.6 |
2809.6 |
2843.3 |
35.0 |
1.3 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
564.1 |
562.7 |
586 |
1.4 |
-21.9 |
|
DURABLE GOODS |
336.7 |
336.1 |
354.3 |
0.6 |
-17.6 |
|
Lumber and Wood Products |
31.8 |
31.3 |
31.9 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
|
Furniture and Fixtures |
19.3 |
19.2 |
18.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
11.7 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
Primary Metal Industries |
22.3 |
22.3 |
23.8 |
0.0 |
-1.5 |
|
Fabricated Metal Products |
61.6 |
61.1 |
64.2 |
0.5 |
-2.6 |
|
Nonelectrical Machinery |
95 |
95.2 |
101.9 |
-0.2 |
-6.9 |
|
Electrical Machinery |
37.7 |
38.2 |
43.5 |
-0.5 |
-5.8 |
|
Transportation Equipment |
29.1 |
29.2 |
31.2 |
-0.1 |
-2.1 |
Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments |
17.5 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONDURABLE GOODS |
227.4 |
226.6 |
231.7 |
0.8 |
-4.3 |
|
Food and Kindred Products |
66.1 |
65.6 |
65.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
Textile Mill Products |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Apparel & Other Finished
Products |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Paper and Allied Products |
50.1 |
49.7 |
50.7 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
|
Printing, Publishing & Allied |
50.4 |
50.8 |
52.7 |
-0.4 |
-2.3 |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
15.3 |
15.2 |
14.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products |
34.9 |
34.8 |
36.4 |
0.1 |
-1.5 |
|
Leather & Leather Products |
2.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
|
All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINING |
3 |
2.6 |
3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
126.9 |
115.7 |
126.8 |
11.2 |
0.1 |
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. |
132.7 |
130.8 |
136.2 |
1.9 |
-3.5 |
|
TRADE |
644 |
634.3 |
639.7 |
9.7 |
4.3 |
|
WHOLESALE TRADE |
138.2 |
136.8 |
137.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
|
RETAIL TRADE |
505.7 |
497.5 |
501.8 |
8.2 |
3.9 |
FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE |
152.1 |
151.4 |
149.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
|
SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS |
794.4 |
782.9 |
777.3 |
11.5 |
17.1 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
427.5 |
429.3 |
424.6 |
-1.8 |
2.9 |
|
FEDERAL |
29.7 |
29.7 |
30 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
STATE |
102.6 |
105.4 |
104.3 |
-2.8 |
-1.7 |
|
LOCAL |
295.2 |
294.1 |
290.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
| | | | | | |
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 |
3050.9 |
3065.4 |
2987.6 |
-14.5 |
63.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
145.3 |
167.0 |
132.2 |
-21.7 |
13.1 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.4 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2905.6 |
2898.4 |
2855.4 |
7.2 |
50.2 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2844.6 |
2809.6 |
2843.3 |
35.0 |
1.3 |
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