Wednesday,
October 23, 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 |
SEPTEMBER LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Sixty-nine
of Wisconsin’s seventy-two counties saw some decrease in their
September unemployment rates, one county experienced an increase and two
were unchanged from August in figures released today by the Department
of Workforce Development.
"This month’s
local employment figures show that the September drop of unemployed
Wisconsin residents by nearly 17,000 was not specific to any particular
region or industry but widespread across the state," said DWD
Secretary Jennifer Alexander.
Thirty-seven Wisconsin’s
counties had an unemployment rate of 4.0 percent or less in September,
and seven of those had rates at or below 3.0 percent. The lowest rate
was reported in Dane County at 2.2 percent followed by Vilas County at
2.6 percent and Door County at 2.7 percent. The states’ highest rate
was experienced in Menominee County with a 10.2 percent unemployment
rate. Menominee County had reported a 13.5 percent rate for August.
Juneau County was next at 6.9 percent followed by Racine County at 6.2
percent.
While the City of
Greenfield held steady at 3.7 percent, the rest of the state’s 28
largest municipalities experienced decreases in unemployment last month.
Madison had the lowest rate in September at 2.5 percent, followed by
Menomonee Falls and Brookfield, both at 3.3 percent. The highest was
recorded in Racine at 10.0 percent, followed by Beloit at 8.6 percent
and Milwaukee, also at 8.6 percent.
Last year in September,
there were 52 counties in Wisconsin with unemployment rates at or below
4.0 percent. Last year’s September labor market statistics were
largely unaffected by the attacks on the World Trade Center, as
statistics are gathered for the week that includes the 12th of the
month, and the impact of the Trade Center attack was not yet measurable.
Nevertheless there were sixteen counties with a lower rate for September
2002 than they had reported for 2001. Four counties had the same rate
reported for September of 2002 as they had reported for September 2001.
Many of the state’s
lowest rates were reported for counties largely considered tourism
destinations. Students returning to classrooms left many counties
somewhat short of workers for the late days of summer.
(end)
Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Sept.
2002 | Aug.
2002 | Sept.
2001 | | Total labor force |
3,050,200 |
3,091,300 |
2,980,800 |
| Employed |
2,919,600 |
2,944,100 |
2,868,500 |
| Unemployed |
130,600 |
147,200 |
112,400 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
4.3% |
4.8% |
3.8% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
5.4% |
5.7% |
4.7% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Sept.
2002 | Aug.
2002 | Sept. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,065,800 |
3,060,600 |
2,991,300 |
| Employed |
2,910,900 |
2,900,600 |
2,856,900 |
| Unemployed |
154,900 |
160,000 |
134,500 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.1% |
5.2% |
4.5% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.0% |
Sept.
State Rank
*August
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Sept.
2002 | Aug.
2002 | Sept.
2001 |
|
26th |
Wisconsin |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
|
98th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.9 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
|
98th |
Eau
Claire |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
|
98th |
Green
Bay |
4.6 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
|
247th |
Janesville-Beloit |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
|
183rd |
Kenosha |
5.4 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
|
52nd |
La
Crosse |
3.9 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
|
10th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
|
232nd |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.4 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
|
294th |
Racine |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
|
93rd |
Sheboygan |
4.4 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
|
63rd |
Wausau |
4.4 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
- 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
September 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
September
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 |
3.2% |
3.6% |
64 |
3.5% |
|
59 |
|
MARATHON |
3.4% |
3.8% |
59 |
2.9% |
|
7 |
|
ASHLAND |
5.9% |
7.1% |
4 |
4.3% |
|
11 |
|
MARINETTE |
5.3% |
5.6% |
15 |
5.0% |
|
39 |
|
BARRON |
4.0% |
4.3% |
43 |
3.3% |
|
12 |
|
MARQUETTE |
5.3% |
5.1% |
24 |
4.8% |
|
51 |
|
BAYFIELD |
3.6% |
4.2% |
45 |
3.2% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
10.2% |
13.5% |
1 |
11.0% |
|
38 |
|
BROWN |
4.0% |
4.4% |
41 |
3.4% |
|
4 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
6.2% |
6.8% |
6 |
5.4% |
|
69 |
|
BUFFALO |
2.7% |
3.2% |
68 |
2.9% |
|
28 |
|
MONROE |
4.1% |
6.6% |
7 |
5.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
BURNETT |
3.7% |
4.2% |
46 |
4.2% |
|
8 |
|
OCONTO |
5.9% |
6.4% |
8 |
5.6% |
|
43 |
|
CALUMET |
3.9% |
4.0% |
56 |
3.5% |
|
17 |
|
ONEIDA |
4.9% |
5.1% |
22 |
3.1% |
|
26 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
4.2% |
4.7% |
31 |
4.1% |
|
23 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
4.4% |
4.6% |
37 |
3.1% |
|
29 |
|
CLARK |
4.1% |
5.0% |
25 |
4.6% |
|
55 |
|
OZAUKEE |
3.5% |
4.0% |
53 |
2.7% |
|
37 |
|
COLUMBIA |
4.0% |
4.4% |
40 |
3.6% |
|
54 |
|
PEPIN |
3.5% |
4.9% |
27 |
3.5% |
|
62 |
|
CRAWFORD |
3.2% |
3.7% |
61 |
3.4% |
|
48 |
|
PIERCE |
3.8% |
4.2% |
47 |
2.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.2% |
2.5% |
72 |
1.8% |
|
22 |
|
POLK |
4.4% |
4.8% |
29 |
3.9% |
|
36 |
|
DODGE |
4.0% |
4.5% |
39 |
4.4% |
|
57 |
|
PORTAGE |
3.4% |
4.8% |
28 |
2.9% |
|
70 |
|
DOOR |
2.7% |
2.9% |
70 |
3.0% |
|
34 |
|
PRICE |
4.0% |
4.6% |
33 |
4.0% |
|
45 |
|
DOUGLAS |
3.8% |
4.6% |
32 |
3.7% |
|
3 |
|
RACINE |
6.2% |
6.9% |
5 |
6.2% |
|
68 |
|
DUNN |
2.9% |
3.3% |
66 |
3.1% |
|
53 |
|
RICHLAND |
3.6% |
3.9% |
58 |
3.3% |
|
58 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
3.4% |
4.0% |
52 |
3.5% |
|
9 |
|
ROCK |
5.4% |
5.9% |
11 |
6.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
FLORENCE |
6.0% |
6.2% |
9 |
4.2% |
|
19 |
|
RUSK |
4.9% |
5.0% |
26 |
4.3% |
|
44 |
|
FOND
DU LAC |
3.8% |
5.1% |
20 |
3.2% |
|
67 |
|
SAUK |
3.0% |
3.0% |
69 |
2.4% |
|
16 |
|
FOREST |
4.9% |
6.1% |
10 |
3.5% |
|
60 |
|
SAWYER |
3.4% |
3.7% |
63 |
3.0% |
|
33 |
|
GRANT |
4.1% |
4.1% |
51 |
3.8% |
|
27 |
|
SHAWANO |
4.2% |
4.6% |
36 |
4.4% |
|
30 |
|
GREEN |
4.1% |
4.7% |
30 |
3.4% |
|
42 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
4.0% |
4.2% |
49 |
3.2% |
|
40 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
4.0% |
4.3% |
44 |
3.4% |
|
10 |
|
ST.
CROIX |
5.4% |
5.7% |
12 |
3.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
|
IOWA |
3.1% |
3.3% |
67 |
2.7% |
|
63 |
|
TAYLOR |
3.2% |
3.7% |
62 |
2.7% |
|
14 |
|
IRON |
5.1% |
5.5% |
16 |
4.0% |
|
47 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
3.8% |
4.3% |
42 |
3.4% |
|
66 |
|
JACKSON |
3.0% |
3.4% |
65 |
3.2% |
|
46 |
|
VERNON |
3.8% |
4.5% |
38 |
3.5% |
|
56 |
|
JEFFERSON |
3.5% |
3.8% |
60 |
3.2% |
|
71 |
|
VILAS |
2.6% |
2.8% |
71 |
2.6% |
|
2 |
|
JUNEAU |
6.9% |
8.3% |
2 |
7.6% |
|
52 |
|
WALWORTH |
3.6% |
4.0% |
54 |
3.3% |
|
20 |
|
KENOSHA |
4.8% |
5.3% |
19 |
4.1% |
|
35 |
|
WASHBURN |
4.0% |
4.6% |
34 |
3.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
5.0% |
5.4% |
18 |
3.6% |
|
41 |
|
WASHINGTON |
4.0% |
4.2% |
48 |
3.2% |
|
61 |
|
LA
CROSSE |
3.3% |
3.9% |
57 |
3.1% |
|
50 |
|
WAUKESHA |
3.7% |
4.0% |
55 |
3.1% |
|
13 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
5.2% |
5.6% |
14 |
3.8% |
|
31 |
|
WAUPACA |
4.1% |
4.6% |
35 |
3.6% |
|
5 |
|
LANGLADE |
6.0% |
7.2% |
3 |
6.2% |
|
25 |
|
WAUSHARA |
4.2% |
5.1% |
21 |
3.4% |
|
21 |
|
LINCOLN |
4.5% |
5.6% |
13 |
3.7% |
|
32 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
4.1% |
4.2% |
50 |
3.2% |
|
18 |
|
MANITOWOC |
4.9% |
5.1% |
23 |
4.4% |
|
24 |
|
WOOD |
4.2% |
5.4% |
17 |
3.3% |
| 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 | | | | | | | | |
|
6 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
5.9% |
6.4% |
8 |
4.1% |
|
2 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
8.6% |
9.7% |
2 |
8.7% |
|
26 |
|
BROOKFIELD
CITY |
3.3% |
3.6% |
26 |
2.6% |
|
21 |
|
EAU CLAIRE
CITY |
4.1% |
4.9% |
18 |
4.2% |
|
14 |
|
FOND DU LAC
CITY |
4.9% |
7.0% |
5 |
4.3% |
|
20 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.2% |
4.6% |
22 |
3.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
GREEN BAY CITY |
6.4% |
6.9% |
6 |
5.3% |
|
24 |
|
GREENFIELD CITY |
3.7% |
3.7% |
25 |
2.9% |
|
10 |
|
JANESVILLE CITY |
5.5% |
5.7% |
13 |
6.6% |
|
8 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
5.8% |
6.4% |
7 |
5.1% |
|
19 |
|
LA CROSSE CITY |
4.4% |
5.1% |
16 |
4.1% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.5% |
2.7% |
28 |
2.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
MANITOWOC CITY |
5.9% |
6.4% |
9 |
5.6% |
|
27 |
|
MENOMONEE FALLS CITY |
3.3% |
3.4% |
27 |
2.8% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE CITY |
8.6% |
9.5% |
3 |
7.6% |
|
9 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
5.8% |
6.0% |
11 |
4.8% |
|
25 |
|
NEW BERLIN CITY |
3.3% |
3.7% |
24 |
3.0% |
|
17 |
|
OAK CREEK CITY |
4.6% |
4.8% |
19 |
4.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
4.6% |
4.8% |
20 |
3.6% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
10.0% |
11.2% |
1 |
10.3% |
|
16 |
|
SHEBOYGAN CITY |
4.8% |
5.1% |
17 |
3.8% |
|
11 |
|
STEVENS POINT CITY |
5.2% |
7.1% |
4 |
4.2% |
|
23 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
3.7% |
4.7% |
21 |
3.8% |
|
12 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
5.2% |
5.8% |
12 |
4.5% |
|
15 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
4.8% |
5.3% |
15 |
3.8% |
|
22 |
|
WAUWATOSA CITY |
3.8% |
3.9% |
23 |
3.4% |
|
13 |
|
WEST ALLIS CITY |
5.1% |
5.6% |
14 |
3.8% |
|
5 |
|
WEST BEND CITY |
6.0% |
6.1% |
10 |
4.2% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Sept.
2002 | Final
Aug.
2002 | Year Ago
Sept.
2001 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3050.2 |
3091.3 |
2980.8 |
-41.1 |
69.4 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
130.6 |
147.2 |
112.4 |
-16.6 |
18.2 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
4.3 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
0.5 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2919.6 |
2944.1 |
2868.5 |
-24.5 |
51.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| PLACE OF WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
| NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2856.1 |
2852.5 |
2841 |
3.6 |
15.1 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
572.2 |
577.3 |
585 |
-5.1 |
-12.8 |
|
DURABLE GOODS |
339.2 |
341.9 |
350.5 |
-2.7 |
-11.3 |
|
Lumber and Wood Products |
32.7 |
33.3 |
32.6 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
|
Furniture and Fixtures |
20 |
20.2 |
18.9 |
-0.2 |
1.1 |
|
Stone, Clay & Glass Products |
11.9 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Primary Metal Industries |
22.7 |
22.6 |
23.5 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
|
Fabricated Metal Products |
62.2 |
62.8 |
63 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
|
Nonelectrical Machinery |
93.8 |
94.3 |
100.4 |
-0.5 |
-6.6 |
|
Electrical Machinery |
37.4 |
37.6 |
41.7 |
-0.2 |
-4.3 |
|
Transportation Equipment |
30.6 |
30.6 |
30.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Prof., Scient. & Control
Instruments |
17.4 |
17.6 |
17.1 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
10.6 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONDURABLE GOODS |
233 |
235.4 |
234.5 |
-2.4 |
-1.5 |
|
Food and Kindred Products |
70.8 |
71.3 |
70.1 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
|
Textile Mill Products |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Apparel & Other Finished
Products |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
|
Paper and Allied Products |
50.2 |
51 |
50.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.6 |
|
Printing, Publishing & Allied |
51 |
51.4 |
51.6 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
15 |
15 |
15.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
Rubber & Misc. Plastic
Products |
35.4 |
35.9 |
35.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
|
Leather & Leather Products |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
|
All Other Nondurable Goods |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINING |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
|
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION |
132.6 |
135.8 |
129.8 |
-3.2 |
2.8 |
TRANS, COMM, ELEC, GAS &
SAN. SERV. |
133.2 |
129.8 |
134.4 |
3.4 |
-1.2 |
|
TRADE |
645.9 |
653.3 |
643.9 |
-7.4 |
2.0 |
|
WHOLESALE TRADE |
137.2 |
138.4 |
137.5 |
-1.2 |
-0.3 |
|
RETAIL TRADE |
508.7 |
514.9 |
506.4 |
-6.2 |
2.3 |
FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL
ESTATE |
153.6 |
154.7 |
150.8 |
-1.1 |
2.8 |
|
SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS |
809.4 |
813.3 |
782.3 |
-3.9 |
27.1 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
406.1 |
385 |
411.7 |
21.1 |
-5.6 |
|
FEDERAL |
30.2 |
30.3 |
30.1 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
|
STATE |
98.9 |
95.3 |
101.5 |
3.6 |
-2.6 |
|
LOCAL |
277 |
259.4 |
280.1 |
17.6 |
-3.1 |
| | | | | | |
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 |
3065.8 |
3060.6 |
2991.3 |
5.2 |
74.5 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
154.9 |
160.0 |
134.5 |
-5.1 |
20.4 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2910.9 |
2900.6 |
2856.9 |
10.3 |
54.0 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2837.4 |
2838.9 |
2822.5 |
-1.5 |
14.9 |
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