Friday,
December 27, 2002  Governor Scott McCallum  Secretary Jennifer
Alexander | News Media Contact Teresa
Weidemann-Smith 608/266-3999
e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us fax: 608/266-1784 |
NOVEMBER LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON – Wisconsin’s
unadjusted unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in November and the state
was nearly evenly distributed with 39 counties above 4.5 percent or
above, and 33 counties at or below 4.5 percent. Eighteen counties had
rates under 4.0 percent, and two of those, Iowa and Dane counties, were
3.0 percent or lower. Dane County had the State’s lowest rate at 2.3
percent. The State’s highest rate was recorded in Menominee County at
11.3 percent. Florence County had the State’s second highest
unemployment rate at 8.7 percent followed by Iron County at 8.6 percent
and Juneau County at 8.0 percent.
Thirty-one of the 72
counties had lower rates in November than they had one year ago. Many of
the lowest rates were recorded in the western part of the state, where
Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iowa, Jackson, La Crosse, Pierce,
and Sauk counties were all below 4.0 percent. In addition, two of the
State’s eleven Metropolitan Statistical Areas had seasonally adjusted
unemployment rates under 4.0 percent for November - La Crosse and
Madison.
Counties with heavy
concentrations of durable goods industry, particularly machinery
equipment had fairly high unemployment rates, as the durable goods
industry for the State continues to be very hard hit, showing very
little sign of recovery. Manitowoc County, Milwaukee County, and Racine
County, three counties with high concentrations of machinery
manufacturing all had unemployment rates 5.7 percent or higher. Those
three counties, with just over 20.5 percent of the state’s labor
force, recorded just under 30.0 percent of the State’s unemployment.
Wisconsin’s
dependence on durable goods manufacturing, while an obvious positive
during good economic times continues to be negative for the State in
economically slow periods, such as the past two years. Although many
national economists are pointing to a slow steady recovery being
underway, economic recovery is very hard to discern at a state level.
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Employment and Labor Force Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Nov.
2002 | Oct.
2002 | Nov.
2001 | | Total labor force |
3,053,900 |
3,053,700 |
2,994,300 |
| Employed |
2,915,100 |
2,927,400 |
2,861,100 |
| Unemployed |
138,800 |
126,200 |
133,100 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
4.5% |
4.1% |
4.4% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
5.7% |
5.3% |
5.3% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Nov.
2002 | Oct.
2002 | Nov. 2001 | | Total labor force |
3,067,600 |
3,068,500 |
3,001,500 |
| Employed |
2,912,200 |
2,918,700 |
2,855,400 |
| Unemployed |
155,400 |
149,800 |
146,000 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.1% |
4.9% |
4.9% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
6.0% |
5.7% |
5.6% |
Nov. State Rank  *Oct. Area Rank | Unemployment % seasonally adjusted | Nov. 2002 | Oct. 2002 | Nov. 2001 |
|
21st |
Wisconsin |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
|
85th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
|
62nd |
Eau
Claire |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
|
95th |
Green
Bay |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
|
184th |
Janesville-Beloit |
5.9 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
|
137th |
Kenosha |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
|
31st |
La
Crosse |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
|
5th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
|
176th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
|
265th |
Racine |
7.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
|
85th |
Sheboygan |
4.8 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
|
38th |
Wausau |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
- 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
November 2002 Unemployment Rates by County | WISCONSIN COUNTIES Unemployment Rates November
2002 Not Seasonally Adjusted) | | COUNTY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | |
RANK | COUNTY | RATE | LAST RATE | LAST RANK | YR
AGO RATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
33 |
|
ADAMS |
4.8% |
3.7% |
48 |
4.3% |
|
67 |
|
MARATHON |
3.6% |
3.2% |
59 |
3.8% |
|
7 |
|
ASHLAND |
6.9% |
5.5% |
10 |
6.9% |
|
13 |
|
MARINETTE |
5.8% |
5.0% |
16 |
6.5% |
|
32 |
|
BARRON |
4.8% |
4.0% |
38 |
4.3% |
|
6 |
|
MARQUETTE |
7.5% |
5.8% |
8 |
6.9% |
|
8 |
|
BAYFIELD |
6.8% |
3.7% |
49 |
6.3% |
|
1 |
|
MENOMINEE |
11.3% |
11.5% |
1 |
11.5% |
|
43 |
|
BROWN |
4.4% |
4.0% |
36 |
4.0% |
|
11 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
6.1% |
5.9% |
7 |
5.7% |
|
65 |
|
BUFFALO |
3.7% |
2.6% |
71 |
3.7% |
|
41 |
|
MONROE |
4.4% |
4.1% |
30 |
4.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
BURNETT |
4.4% |
4.0% |
35 |
5.4% |
|
9 |
|
OCONTO |
6.6% |
6.0% |
4 |
7.4% |
|
53 |
|
CALUMET |
4.1% |
3.5% |
52 |
4.3% |
|
15 |
|
ONEIDA |
5.7% |
4.7% |
18 |
4.4% |
|
35 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
4.7% |
4.2% |
25 |
5.1% |
|
48 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
4.2% |
4.0% |
34 |
4.0% |
|
21 |
|
CLARK |
5.4% |
4.2% |
28 |
5.7% |
|
69 |
|
OZAUKEE |
3.4% |
3.2% |
58 |
3.3% |
|
29 |
|
COLUMBIA |
5.0% |
4.3% |
23 |
5.1% |
|
39 |
|
PEPIN |
4.6% |
3.4% |
55 |
5.2% |
|
63 |
|
CRAWFORD |
3.7% |
3.2% |
60 |
4.3% |
|
55 |
|
PIERCE |
3.9% |
3.7% |
43 |
3.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
2.3% |
2.1% |
72 |
2.0% |
|
27 |
|
POLK |
5.1% |
4.2% |
26 |
4.9% |
|
37 |
|
DODGE |
4.6% |
4.1% |
31 |
5.5% |
|
64 |
|
PORTAGE |
3.7% |
3.0% |
65 |
3.5% |
|
20 |
|
DOOR |
5.5% |
2.7% |
69 |
5.4% |
|
49 |
|
PRICE |
4.2% |
3.8% |
41 |
4.1% |
|
50 |
|
DOUGLAS |
4.2% |
3.6% |
51 |
4.7% |
|
10 |
|
RACINE |
6.6% |
6.0% |
5 |
6.5% |
|
70 |
|
DUNN |
3.3% |
2.8% |
67 |
3.6% |
|
52 |
|
RICHLAND |
4.1% |
3.9% |
39 |
3.9% |
|
60 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
3.8% |
3.2% |
61 |
3.9% |
|
26 |
|
ROCK |
5.2% |
5.0% |
14 |
6.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
FLORENCE |
8.7% |
8.3% |
2 |
5.8% |
|
16 |
|
RUSK |
5.6% |
4.4% |
21 |
5.0% |
|
56 |
|
FOND
DU LAC |
3.9% |
3.7% |
44 |
4.0% |
|
61 |
|
SAUK |
3.8% |
3.1% |
64 |
3.5% |
|
18 |
|
FOREST |
5.5% |
5.0% |
15 |
5.5% |
|
28 |
|
SAWYER |
5.1% |
3.4% |
56 |
5.0% |
|
51 |
|
GRANT |
4.2% |
3.5% |
53 |
4.2% |
|
34 |
|
SHAWANO |
4.7% |
4.3% |
22 |
5.5% |
|
58 |
|
GREEN |
3.8% |
3.7% |
42 |
4.6% |
|
45 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
4.3% |
3.9% |
40 |
4.2% |
|
22 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
5.4% |
4.1% |
32 |
5.8% |
|
19 |
|
ST.
CROIX |
5.5% |
4.9% |
17 |
4.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71 |
|
IOWA |
3.0% |
2.6% |
70 |
2.8% |
|
54 |
|
TAYLOR |
4.1% |
3.0% |
66 |
4.8% |
|
3 |
|
IRON |
8.6% |
5.2% |
11 |
7.8% |
|
36 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
4.7% |
3.7% |
47 |
4.7% |
|
57 |
|
JACKSON |
3.9% |
3.2% |
62 |
4.6% |
|
40 |
|
VERNON |
4.5% |
3.7% |
46 |
4.2% |
|
62 |
|
JEFFERSON |
3.7% |
3.3% |
57 |
4.1% |
|
30 |
|
VILAS |
5.0% |
2.8% |
68 |
5.2% |
|
4 |
|
JUNEAU |
8.0% |
7.0% |
3 |
8.6% |
|
59 |
|
WALWORTH |
3.8% |
3.6% |
50 |
3.9% |
|
31 |
|
KENOSHA |
4.8% |
4.6% |
19 |
4.4% |
|
17 |
|
WASHBURN |
5.6% |
4.2% |
29 |
5.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
5.3% |
5.1% |
12 |
4.1% |
|
44 |
|
WASHINGTON |
4.3% |
4.2% |
24 |
4.2% |
|
68 |
|
LA
CROSSE |
3.5% |
3.1% |
63 |
3.3% |
|
66 |
|
WAUKESHA |
3.6% |
3.4% |
54 |
3.5% |
|
12 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
5.9% |
5.6% |
9 |
4.5% |
|
38 |
|
WAUPACA |
4.6% |
4.0% |
37 |
5.2% |
|
5 |
|
LANGLADE |
7.6% |
6.0% |
6 |
7.5% |
|
25 |
|
WAUSHARA |
5.3% |
4.2% |
27 |
5.4% |
|
24 |
|
LINCOLN |
5.3% |
4.5% |
20 |
5.1% |
|
47 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
4.2% |
4.0% |
33 |
3.8% |
|
14 |
|
MANITOWOC |
5.7% |
5.1% |
13 |
5.3% |
|
46 |
|
WOOD |
4.3% |
3.7% |
45 |
3.9% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Bureau of Labor Market Information and Customer Service | WISCONSIN CITIES Unemployment Rates November
2002 (Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST RATE | LAST RANK | YR AGO RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
9 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
5.8% |
5.5% |
9 |
5.2% |
|
3 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
8.2% |
8.2% |
2 |
9.0% |
|
26 |
|
BROOKFIELD
CITY |
3.2% |
3.2% |
25 |
3.0% |
|
21 |
|
EAU CLAIRE
CITY |
4.2% |
3.7% |
22 |
4.5% |
|
14 |
|
FOND DU LAC
CITY |
5.0% |
4.9% |
12 |
5.1% |
|
20 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
4.5% |
4.0% |
20 |
4.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY
CITY |
7.0% |
6.5% |
4 |
6.4% |
|
24 |
|
GREENFIELD
CITY |
3.6% |
3.4% |
24 |
3.1% |
|
11 |
|
JANESVILLE
CITY |
5.4% |
4.9% |
14 |
7.3% |
|
7 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
6.0% |
5.6% |
7 |
5.5% |
|
18 |
|
LA CROSSE
CITY |
4.6% |
4.3% |
17 |
4.2% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.4% |
2.4% |
28 |
2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
MANITOWOC
CITY |
7.2% |
6.2% |
5 |
6.3% |
|
25 |
|
MENOMONEE
FALLS CITY |
3.5% |
3.1% |
27 |
3.1% |
|
2 |
|
MILWAUKEE
CITY |
8.5% |
8.2% |
3 |
8.0% |
|
8 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
5.8% |
5.8% |
6 |
5.4% |
|
27 |
|
NEW BERLIN
CITY |
| | |