Wednesday,
July 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 | | | | Contact: | |
Eric Grosso, 608/266-7034
Chris Marschman, 608/261-6705
|
JUNE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Sixty-one of Wisconsin’s seventy-two
counties saw some increase in their June unemployment rates, while eight
experienced a decrease and three were unchanged from May in figures released
today by the Department of Workforce Development.
"This month’s employment figures represent a fairly normal seasonal
pattern for Wisconsin at this time of year," said DWD Secretary Jennifer
Alexander.
Eleven of Wisconsin’s counties had an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent
in June. The lowest rate was reported in Dane County at 2.7 percent followed by
Sauk County at 3.4 percent and Vilas County at 3.5 percent. Buffalo, Door and
Iowa counties all were reported at 3.6 percent. The states’ highest rate was
experienced in Menominee County with a 14.9 percent unemployment rate. Ashland
County was next at 9.6 percent followed by Juneau County at 8.6 percent.
When looking at the state’s metropolitan areas, which are adjusted for
seasonal patterns, most experienced little change over the month. Five areas
experienced an increase, three had a decrease and three remained the same. The
highest metropolitan unemployment rate was reported in Racine at 6.6 percent,
followed by Janesville-Beloit at 6.1 percent. The lowest rate was reported in
Madison at 2.5 percent, followed by La Crosse at 3.8 percent.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | June
2002 | May
2002 | June
2001 | | Total labor force |
3,111,200 |
3,039,300 |
3,052,700 |
| Employed |
2,952,500 |
2,901,300 |
2,906,000 |
| Unemployed |
158,800 |
138,000 |
146,700 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
5.1% |
4.5% |
4.8% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
6.0% |
5.5% |
4.7% |
| Seasonably adjusted | June
2002 | May
2002 | June
2001 | | Total labor force |
3,045,900 |
3,049,700 |
2,988,000 |
| Employed |
2,897,400 |
2,904,200 |
2,851,300 |
| Unemployed |
148,500 |
145,500 |
136,700 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
4.9% |
4.8% |
4.6% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.9% |
5.8% |
4.6% |
June
State Rank
*May
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | June
2002 | May
2002 | June
2001 |
|
21st |
Wisconsin |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
|
115th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.4 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
|
122nd |
Eau Claire |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
|
102nd |
Green Bay |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
|
233rd |
Janesville-Beloit |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
|
159th |
Kenosha |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
|
45th |
La Crosse |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
|
4th |
Madison |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
|
187th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
|
271st |
Racine |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
|
110th |
Sheboygan |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
|
82nd |
Wausau |
4.2 |
4.2 |
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
June 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
June
2002
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
65 |
|
ADAMS |
3.8% |
3.7% |
62 |
3.9% |
|
59 |
|
MARATHON |
4.3% |
3.9% |
53 |
4.3% |
|
2 |
|
ASHLAND |
9.6% |
8.0% |
3 |
7.6% |
|
18 |
|
MARINETTE |
6.1% |
5.6% |
15 |
6.9% |
|
36 |
|
BARRON |
5.0% |
4.6% |
38 |
4.8% |
|
14 |
|
MARQUETTE |
6.3% |
6.4% |
8 |
6.2% |
|
33 |
|
BAYFIELD |
5.1% |
5.2% |
24 |
5.1% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
14.9% |
11.1% |
1 |
16.3% |
|
49 |
|
BROWN |
4.7% |
4.1% |
50 |
4.2% |
|
6 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
7.0% |
6.1% |
12 |
6.6% |
|
68 |
|
BUFFALO |
3.6% |
3.5% |
66 |
4.4% |
|
56 |
|
MONROE |
4.4% |
4.4% |
43 |
4.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
BURNETT |
4.5% |
5.0% |
29 |
4.8% |
|
4 |
|
OCONTO |
7.0% |
6.5% |
7 |
6.6% |
|
48 |
|
CALUMET |
4.7% |
4.2% |
49 |
3.6% |
|
44 |
|
ONEIDA |
4.7% |
4.6% |
36 |
4.0% |
|
28 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
5.4% |
5.5% |
16 |
5.0% |
|
47 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
4.7% |
4.3% |
46 |
3.8% |
|
25 |
|
CLARK |
5.5% |
5.3% |
22 |
7.2% |
|
62 |
|
OZAUKEE |
4.0% |
3.4% |
69 |
3.5% |
|
34 |
|
COLUMBIA |
5.1% |
4.7% |
34 |
4.7% |
|
19 |
|
PEPIN |
6.1% |
5.1% |
28 |
5.9% |
|
41 |
|
CRAWFORD |
4.8% |
4.6% |
37 |
5.4% |
|
50 |
|
PIERCE |
4.7% |
3.7% |
63 |
4.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.7% |
2.2% |
72 |
2.0% |
|
24 |
|
POLK |
5.5% |
5.5% |
17 |
6.0% |
|
35 |
|
DODGE |
5.1% |
4.7% |
35 |
6.2% |
|
39 |
|
PORTAGE |
4.9% |
4.5% |
42 |
5.5% |
|
67 |
|
DOOR |
3.6% |
3.7% |
61 |
3.7% |
|
30 |
|
PRICE |
5.3% |
5.1% |
27 |
7.5% |
|
22 |
|
DOUGLAS |
5.6% |
5.4% |
20 |
4.7% |
|
5 |
|
RACINE |
7.0% |
6.3% |
10 |
7.2% |
|
64 |
|
DUNN |
3.9% |
3.4% |
68 |
3.8% |
|
55 |
|
RICHLAND |
4.5% |
3.6% |
65 |
4.7% |
|
54 |
|
EAU CLAIRE |
4.5% |
3.8% |
57 |
4.3% |
|
10 |
|
ROCK |
6.5% |
5.7% |
14 |
6.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
FLORENCE |
6.9% |
6.7% |
6 |
6.4% |
|
9 |
|
RUSK |
6.5% |
6.8% |
5 |
6.7% |
|
40 |
|
FOND DU LAC |
4.9% |
4.0% |
51 |
4.6% |
|
71 |
|
SAUK |
3.4% |
3.2% |
70 |
3.1% |
|
17 |
|
FOREST |
6.1% |
5.8% |
13 |
6.2% |
|
42 |
|
SAWYER |
4.8% |
4.3% |
47 |
4.9% |
|
43 |
|
GRANT |
4.8% |
3.8% |
58 |
5.8% |
|
31 |
|
SHAWANO |
5.2% |
4.9% |
31 |
5.2% |
|
21 |
|
GREEN |
5.8% |
5.2% |
25 |
4.5% |
|
53 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
4.5% |
4.2% |
48 |
4.3% |
|
23 |
|
GREEN LAKE |
5.6% |
5.0% |
30 |
5.2% |
|
16 |
|
ST. CROIX |
6.2% |
5.5% |
18 |
4.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
|
IOWA |
3.6% |
2.9% |
71 |
3.5% |
|
52 |
|
TAYLOR |
4.5% |
4.5% |
40 |
5.0% |
|
11 |
|
IRON |
6.4% |
6.9% |
4 |
6.4% |
|
46 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
4.7% |
4.3% |
45 |
5.4% |
|
66 |
|
JACKSON |
3.7% |
3.6% |
64 |
4.5% |
|
37 |
|
VERNON |
5.0% |
4.6% |
39 |
4.5% |
|
60 |
|
JEFFERSON |
4.2% |
3.9% |
52 |
3.9% |
|
70 |
|
VILAS |
3.5% |
3.7% |
60 |
3.2% |
|
3 |
|
JUNEAU |
8.6% |
8.5% |
2 |
9.0% |
|
61 |
|
WALWORTH |
4.1% |
3.8% |
56 |
3.5% |
|
27 |
|
KENOSHA |
5.5% |
4.8% |
33 |
4.9% |
|
29 |
|
WASHBURN |
5.4% |
5.3% |
21 |
5.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
5.2% |
3.8% |
59 |
4.5% |
|
58 |
|
WASHINGTON |
4.4% |
3.9% |
55 |
4.2% |
|
63 |
|
LA CROSSE |
3.9% |
3.5% |
67 |
3.8% |
|
57 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.4% |
3.9% |
54 |
3.7% |
|
15 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
6.3% |
5.2% |
26 |
5.5% |
|
38 |
|
WAUPACA |
4.9% |
4.5% |
41 |
5.6% |
|
8 |
|
LANGLADE |
6.7% |
6.4% |
9 |
7.2% |
|
13 |
|
WAUSHARA |
6.4% |
5.5% |
19 |
7.0% |
|
12 |
|
LINCOLN |
6.4% |
6.1% |
11 |
5.5% |
|
45 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
4.7% |
4.4% |
44 |
3.8% |
|
20 |
|
MANITOWOC |
6.0% |
5.3% |
23 |
6.8% |
|
26 |
|
WOOD |
5.5% |
4.8% |
32 |
6.3% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
June
2002
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
8 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
6.6% |
5.9% |
8 |
4.7% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
10.9% |
9.0% |
2 |
9.8% |
|
25 |
|
BROOKFIELD CITY |
3.8% |
3.4% |
26 |
3.2% |
|
19 |
|
EAU CLAIRE CITY |
5.4% |
4.5% |
21 |
5.0% |
|
10 |
|
FOND DU LAC CITY |
6.4% |
5.2% |
15 |
6.3% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.9% |
4.3% |
22 |
3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY CITY |
7.4% |
6.5% |
6 |
6.6% |
|
27 |
|
GREENFIELD CITY |
3.7% |
3.3% |
27 |
3.3% |
|
12 |
|
JANESVILLE CITY |
6.2% |
5.4% |
12 |
5.8% |
|
9 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
6.6% |
5.8% |
10 |
6.4% |
|
20 |
|
LA CROSSE CITY |
5.3% |
4.6% |
19 |
5.0% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
3.1% |
2.5% |
28 |
2.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MANITOWOC CITY |
7.4% |
6.7% |
4 |
8.8% |
|
26 |
|
MENOMONEE FALLS CITY |
3.7% |
3.5% |
25 |
3.5% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE CITY |
9.8% |
8.4% |
3 |
9.2% |
|
7 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
6.6% |
6.4% |
7 |
4.9% |
|
24 |
|
NEW BERLIN CITY |
4.2% |
3.9% |
24 |
3.3% |
|
21 |
|
OAK CREEK CITY |
5.3% |
4.5% |
20 |
5.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
5.4% |
5.1% |
16 |
4.8% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
10.9% |
9.9% |
1 |
11.7% |
|
16 |
|
SHEBOYGAN CITY |
5.8% |
5.2% |
13 |
5.5% |
|
6 |
|
STEVENS POINT CITY |
6.8% |
6.5% |
5 |
6.7% |
|
15 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
5.9% |
5.5% |
11 |
5.0% |
|
13 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
6.1% |
5.2% |
14 |
5.1% |
|
17 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
5.7% |
4.9% |
18 |
5.2% |
|
23 |
|
WAUWATOSA CITY |
4.4% |
4.0% |
23 |
4.1% |
|
14 |
|
WEST ALLIS CITY |
6.0% |
5.1% |
17 |
5.1% |
|
11 |
|
WEST BEND CITY |
6.2% |
5.8% |
9 |
5.8% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
June
2002 | Final
May
2002 | Year Ago
June
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3111.2 |
3039.3 |
3052.7 |
71.9 |
58.5 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
158.8 |
138.0 |
146.7 |
20.8 |
12.1 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2952.5 |
2901.3 |
2906.0 |
51.2 |
46.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2868 |
2842.3 |
2865.6 |
25.7 |
2.4 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
570.3 |
564 |
591.7 |
6.3 |
-21.4 |
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