Wednesday,
September 25, 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 |
AUGUST LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Twenty-nine
of Wisconsin’s seventy-two counties saw some decrease in their August
unemployment rates, while thirty-two counties experienced an increase
and eleven remained unchanged from July in figures released today by the
Department of Workforce Development. Seventeen counties had rates lower
or equal to what they had recorded in August of 2001.
In August we saw a
fairly even split among counties that increased in unemployment and
those that decreased, with many seeing no change at all,” said DWD
Secretary Jennifer Alexander. “Wisconsin's labor market continues to
reflect the persistent sluggishness being experienced nationally,” she
said.
Twenty-one of Wisconsin’s
counties had an unemployment rate of 4.0 percent or less in August, and
four of those had rates at or below 3.0 percent. The lowest rate was
reported in Dane County at 2.5 percent followed by Vilas County at 2.7
percent and Door County at 2.9 percent. The states’ highest rate was
experienced in Menominee County with a 13.5 percent unemployment rate.
Juneau County was next at 8.3 percent followed by Langlade County at 7.2
percent.
Of the state’s 28
largest municipalities, Madison had the lowest rate in July at 2.7
percent, followed by Menomonee Falls at 3.4 percent and Brookfield at
3.6 percent. The highest was recorded in Racine at 11.1 percent,
followed by Beloit at 9.7 percent and Milwaukee at 9.5 percent. Twenty
areas experienced an increase and seven posted decreases while 1 stayed
the same in August.
One of the Wisconsin
counties particularly hard hit in the past several months, including
August, has been St. Croix County. St. Croix County has had several
layoffs in manufacturing, and is likely also seeing continued slowdown
in employment in the Twin Cities market, particularly in the Twin Cities
hard hit hospitality industry.
The Fox River Valley
area has had substantially higher unemployment rates than they have had
in the recent past. The Wisconsin paper industry has not been as strong
over the last eighteen months as it has been in year’s past. The paper
industry is down about 600 jobs from one year ago, and last year was a
slow year for the industry. The state’s very important printing
industry has also been down in the last twenty or so months. Printing is
a particularly important industry in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and
in the Fox Valley area. Printing is down about 1,500 jobs from one year
ago. It was also down for the 2001 year.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Aug.
2002 | July
2002 | Aug.
2001 | | Total labor force |
3,089,600 |
3,116,600 |
3,024,300 |
| Employed |
2,942,900 |
2,969,900 |
2,899,200 |
| Unemployed |
146,700 |
146,700 |
125,100 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
4.7% |
4.7% |
4.1% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
5.7% |
6.0% |
4.9% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Aug.
2002 | July
2002 | Aug. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,058,900 |
3,047,900 |
2,992,000 |
| Employed |
2,899,400 |
2,903,100 |
2,855,900 |
| Unemployed |
159,600 |
144,800 |
136,100 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.2% |
4.8% |
4.5% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.7% |
5.9% |
4.9% |
Aug.
State Rank
*July
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Aug.
2002 | July
2002 | Aug.
2001 |
|
26th |
Wisconsin |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
|
77th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
|
86th |
Eau Claire |
5.1 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
|
86th |
Green Bay |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
|
306th |
Janesville-Beloit |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
|
221st |
Kenosha |
5.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
|
40th |
La Crosse |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
|
9th |
Madison |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
|
178th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
|
267th |
Racine |
7.1 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
|
96th |
Sheboygan |
4.6 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
|
46th |
Wausau |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
- 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
August 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
August
2002
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | |
RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR
AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
64 |
|
ADAMS |
3.5% |
3.5% |
65 |
3.7% |
|
61 |
|
MARATHON |
3.8% |
3.7% |
62 |
3.5% |
|
4 |
|
ASHLAND |
7.1% |
7.1% |
4 |
5.6% |
|
14 |
|
MARINETTE |
5.6% |
5.7% |
14 |
5.6% |
|
41 |
|
BARRON |
4.3% |
4.4% |
33 |
3.5% |
|
21 |
|
MARQUETTE |
5.1% |
5.2% |
21 |
4.9% |
|
45 |
|
BAYFIELD |
4.2% |
4.3% |
38 |
3.7% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
13.5% |
13.1% |
1 |
11.8% |
|
43 |
|
BROWN |
4.3% |
4.2% |
44 |
3.7% |
|
6 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
6.8% |
6.4% |
6 |
5.9% |
|
68 |
|
BUFFALO |
3.2% |
3.4% |
66 |
3.1% |
|
7 |
|
MONROE |
6.6% |
4.0% |
52 |
6.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
BURNETT |
4.2% |
4.2% |
43 |
4.7% |
|
8 |
|
OCONTO |
6.4% |
6.1% |
8 |
5.9% |
|
53 |
|
CALUMET |
4.0% |
3.9% |
55 |
3.7% |
|
25 |
|
ONEIDA |
5.0% |
4.4% |
37 |
4.6% |
|
31 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
4.7% |
4.5% |
32 |
5.1% |
|
35 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
4.6% |
4.4% |
36 |
3.3% |
|
24 |
|
CLARK |
5.0% |
4.7% |
30 |
5.1% |
|
56 |
|
OZAUKEE |
3.9% |
4.0% |
50 |
3.1% |
|
40 |
|
COLUMBIA |
4.4% |
4.3% |
41 |
3.9% |
|
26 |
|
PEPIN |
4.9% |
5.4% |
18 |
4.4% |
|
59 |
|
CRAWFORD |
3.8% |
3.9% |
53 |
3.7% |
|
46 |
|
PIERCE |
4.2% |
4.3% |
39 |
2.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.5% |
2.5% |
72 |
1.9% |
|
28 |
|
POLK |
4.8% |
5.1% |
22 |
4.3% |
|
37 |
|
DODGE |
4.5% |
4.7% |
28 |
4.9% |
|
29 |
|
PORTAGE |
4.8% |
4.9% |
24 |
4.5% |
|
70 |
|
DOOR |
2.9% |
3.0% |
69 |
2.9% |
|
33 |
|
PRICE |
4.6% |
4.7% |
29 |
5.6% |
|
32 |
|
DOUGLAS |
4.6% |
4.8% |
27 |
4.0% |
|
5 |
|
RACINE |
6.9% |
6.8% |
5 |
7.1% |
|
65 |
|
DUNN |
3.4% |
3.5% |
64 |
3.2% |
|
57 |
|
RICHLAND |
3.9% |
3.9% |
54 |
3.4% |
|
54 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
4.0% |
3.9% |
56 |
4.1% |
|
11 |
|
ROCK |
5.9% |
8.0% |
2 |
5.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
FLORENCE |
6.3% |
6.3% |
7 |
4.3% |
|
27 |
|
RUSK |
4.9% |
5.1% |
23 |
5.6% |
|
23 |
|
FOND
DU LAC |
5.1% |
4.3% |
42 |
3.7% |
|
69 |
|
SAUK |
3.0% |
2.9% |
70 |
2.7% |
|
10 |
|
FOREST |
6.0% |
5.6% |
16 |
5.4% |
|
62 |
|
SAWYER |
3.7% |
4.0% |
49 |
3.5% |
|
51 |
|
GRANT |
4.1% |
4.1% |
47 |
4.2% |
|
34 |
|
SHAWANO |
4.6% |
4.4% |
35 |
4.5% |
|
30 |
|
GREEN |
4.7% |
5.4% |
17 |
3.4% |
|
47 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
4.2% |
4.3% |
40 |
3.4% |
|
42 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
4.3% |
4.4% |
34 |
4.6% |
|
12 |
|
ST.
CROIX |
5.7% |
6.0% |
11 |
3.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
IOWA |
3.3% |
3.7% |
61 |
2.8% |
|
63 |
|
TAYLOR |
3.7% |
3.4% |
67 |
3.2% |
|
16 |
|
IRON |
5.5% |
5.8% |
13 |
4.5% |
|
44 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
4.3% |
4.0% |
51 |
4.1% |
|
66 |
|
JACKSON |
3.4% |
3.2% |
68 |
3.7% |
|
39 |
|
VERNON |
4.5% |
4.1% |
48 |
3.9% |
|
60 |
|
JEFFERSON |
3.8% |
3.8% |
59 |
3.5% |
|
71 |
|
VILAS |
2.7% |
2.7% |
71 |
2.2% |
|
2 |
|
JUNEAU |
8.3% |
7.6% |
3 |
8.0% |
|
55 |
|
WALWORTH |
4.0% |
3.8% |
60 |
3.3% |
|
19 |
|
KENOSHA |
5.2% |
6.0% |
10 |
4.5% |
|
38 |
|
WASHBURN |
4.5% |
4.5% |
31 |
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
5.4% |
4.9% |
26 |
3.8% |
|
50 |
|
WASHINGTON |
4.2% |
3.9% |
58 |
3.4% |
|
58 |
|
LA
CROSSE |
3.9% |
3.6% |
63 |
3.4% |
|
52 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.0% |
4.1% |
46 |
3.4% |
|
13 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
5.7% |
5.4% |
20 |
3.6% |
|
36 |
|
WAUPACA |
4.6% |
4.2% |
45 |
3.7% |
|
3 |
|
LANGLADE |
7.2% |
6.1% |
9 |
7.0% |
|
20 |
|
WAUSHARA |
5.1% |
5.4% |
19 |
5.7% |
|
15 |
|
LINCOLN |
5.6% |
5.6% |
15 |
4.7% |
|
49 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
4.2% |
3.9% |
57 |
3.2% |
|
22 |
|
MANITOWOC |
5.1% |
4.9% |
25 |
4.7% |
|
17 |
|
WOOD |
5.4% |
5.9% |
12 |
4.5% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
August
2002
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
7 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
6.4% |
6.2% |
8 |
4.3% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
9.7% |
10.7% |
2 |
9.3% |
|
26 |
|
BROOKFIELD CITY |
3.6% |
3.5% |
25 |
2.7% |
|
18 |
|
EAU CLAIRE CITY |
4.9% |
4.8% |
18 |
4.9% |
|
5 |
|
FOND DU LAC CITY |
7.0% |
5.9% |
11 |
5.1% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.6% |
4.3% |
22 |
3.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
GREEN BAY CITY |
6.9% |
6.6% |
6 |
5.9% |
|
25 |
|
GREENFIELD CITY |
3.7% |
3.5% |
26 |
2.7% |
|
13 |
|
JANESVILLE CITY |
5.7% |
9.5% |
3 |
4.7% |
|
8 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
6.3% |
7.4% |
5 |
5.7% |
|
17 |
|
LA CROSSE CITY |
5.1% |
4.7% |
19 |
4.5% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.7% |
2.9% |
28 |
2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
MANITOWOC CITY |
6.3% |
5.9% |
10 |
6.0% |
|
27 |
|
MENOMONEE FALLS CITY |
3.4% |
3.0% |
27 |
3.1% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE CITY |
9.5% |
9.0% |
4 |
8.3% |
|
10 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
6.0% |
5.8% |
12 |
4.2% |
|
24 |
|
NEW BERLIN CITY |
3.7% |
3.7% |
23 |
3.0% |
|
19 |
|
OAK CREEK CITY |
4.8% |
4.6% |
20 |
4.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
4.8% |
4.4% |
21 |
4.0% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
11.1% |
11.0% |
1 |
12.2% |
|
16 |
|
SHEBOYGAN CITY |
5.1% |
5.6% |
13 |
4.0% |
|
4 |
|
STEVENS POINT CITY |
7.1% |
6.5% |
7 |
6.1% |
|
21 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
4.7% |
5.1% |
16 |
4.3% |
|
12 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
5.8% |
6.0% |
9 |
5.0% |
|
15 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
5.3% |
4.9% |
17 |
4.5% |
|
23 |
|
WAUWATOSA CITY |
3.9% |
3.7% |
24 |
3.5% |
|
14 |
|
WEST ALLIS CITY |
5.6% |
5.3% |
15 |
4.4% |
|
11 |
|
WEST BEND CITY |
6.0% |
5.6% |
14 |
4.5% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Aug.
2002 | Final
July
2002 | Year Ago
Aug.
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3089.6 |
3116.6 |
3024.3 |
-27.0 |
65.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
146.7 |
146.7 |
125.1 |
0.0 |
21.6 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2942.9 |
2969.9 |
2899.2 |
-27.0 |
43.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2850.5 |
2846.2 |
2839.5 |
4.3 |
11.0 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
577.2 |
575 |
590.4 |
2.2 |
-13.2 |
|
DURABLE GOODS |
341.1 |
340.5 |
353.1 |
0.6 |
-12.0 |
|
Lumber and Wood Products |
33.3 |
33.5 |
33.3 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
|
Furniture and Fixtures |
20.1 |
19.8 |
19.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
12.2 |
12 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Primary Metal Industries |
22.6 |
22.4 |
23.6 |
0.2 |
-1.0 |
|
Fabricated Metal Products |
62.6 |
62.8 |
63.7 |
-0.2 |
-1.1 |
|
Nonelectrical Machinery |
94.3 |
94 |
100.7 |
0.3 |
-6.4 |
|
Electrical Machinery |
37.6 |
37.9 |
41.9 |
-0.3 |
-4.3 |
|
Transportation Equipment |
29.8 |
29.3 |
30.7 |
0.5 |
-0.9 |
Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
|
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.9 |
11 |
10.8 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONDURABLE GOODS |
236.1 |
234.5 |
237.3 |
1.6 |
-1.2 |
|
Food and Kindred Products |
71.2 |
70.1 |
70.4 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
|
Textile Mill Products |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Apparel & Other Finished
Products |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
|
Paper and Allied Products |
51 |
51.4 |
51.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
|
Printing, Publishing & Allied |
51.6 |
51.6 |
53.1 |
0.0 |
-1.5 |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
14.9 |
15 |
15.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products |
36.5 |
35.7 |
35.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
Leather & Leather Products |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINING |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
|
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
136.7 |
137.2 |
134.2 |
-0.5 |
2.5 |
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN.
SERV. |
130 |
129.1 |
132.2 |
0.9 |
-2.2 |
|
TRADE |
653 |
649.8 |
651.9 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
|
WHOLESALE TRADE |
138.6 |
138.2 |
139.5 |
0.4 |
-0.9 |
|
RETAIL TRADE |
514.4 |
511.6 |
512.4 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE |
154.6 |
154.8 |
151.9 |
-0.2 |
2.7 |
|
SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS |
813.6 |
808.9 |
791.8 |
4.7 |
21.8 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
382.3 |
388.4 |
383.9 |
-6.1 |
-1.6 |
|
FEDERAL |
30.3 |
30.2 |
30.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
STATE |
92.3 |
92.2 |
95.9 |
0.1 |
-3.6 |
|
LOCAL |
259.7 |
266 |
257.8 |
-6.3 |
1.9 |
| | | | | | |
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 |
3058.9 |
3047.9 |
2992.0 |
11.0 |
66.9 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
159.6 |
144.8 |
136.1 |
14.8 |
23.5 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2899.4 |
2903.1 |
2855.9 |
-3.7 |
43.5 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2837.0 |
2833.3 |
2825.9 |
3.7 |
11.1 |
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