Wednesday,
April 23, 2003
Governor
Jim
Doyle
Secretary
Roberta
Gassman |
News Media Contact
Rose Lynch
608/266-6753
e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us
fax: 608/266-1784 |
MARCH LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES ANNOUNCED
Madison – Thirty-five of Wisconsin’s 72 counties had lower
unemployment rates in March than they had experienced in February.
Twenty-five had higher rates, and 12 saw no change, according to
information released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development (DWD).
"Most of the
counties with the highest unemployment rates in March are northern
counties that were undoubtedly affected by the lack of snow and its
affect on winter-related activities," said DWD Secretary Roberta
Gassman. "Despite the lack of snow, 48 Wisconsin counties and seven
of the state’s 11 metropolitan areas had improved unemployment rates
over last year."
Twelve counties in the
state reported rates above 10 percent. With the exception of Juneau and
Marquette, all were counties in the northern third of the state.
Dane County had the
state’s lowest unemployment rate at 3.1 percent. La Crosse and
Waukesha had rates of 4.9 percent and Ozaukee came in at 4.4 percent.
Forty-eight of the state’s counties had lower rates in March of 2003
than they had in March of 2002, while 18 had higher rates and six
counties were unchanged from one year ago.
While manufacturing for
the state continued to see overall job losses in February to March
figures, there were areas of the state that experienced improvement. The
La Crosse, Appleton/Oshkosh, Janesville/Beloit, Madison, and Wausau
Metropolitan Statistical Areas all experienced some increases in
manufacturing jobs. The Milwaukee/Waukesha Metropolitan Statistical Area
saw continued job loss in the manufacturing sector.
In the year-to-date
comparison, seven of the state’s metropolitan statistical areas saw
improvement over last March figures. Appleton-Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Green
Bay, Janesville-Beloit, La Crosse, Sheboygan and Wausau all saw
improvement. The Kenosha and Racine areas experienced slight increases,
while the Madison and Milwaukee-Waukesha MSAs saw no changes. In the
monthly comparison, seven of Wisconsin’s metropolitan statistical
areas saw higher seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in March than
they had in February and four were unchanged.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Mar.
2003 | Feb.
2003 | Mar.
2002 | | Total labor force |
3,083,200 |
3,081,200 |
3,014,800 |
| Employed |
2,883,500 |
2,882,300 |
2,813,100 |
| Unemployed |
199,700 |
198,900 |
201,700 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
6.5% |
6.5% |
6.7% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.1% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Mar.
2003 | Feb.
2003 | Mar.
2002 | | Total labor force |
3,106,900 |
3,106,400 |
3,037,900 |
| Employed |
2,936,400 |
2,941,100 |
2,864,500 |
| Unemployed |
170,600 |
165,300 |
173,400 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.5% |
5.3% |
5.7% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.8% |
5.8% |
5.7% |
Mar.
State Rank
*Feb..
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Mar.
2003 | Feb.
2003 | Mar.
2002 |
|
26th |
Wisconsin |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
|
178th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.8 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
|
235th |
Eau
Claire |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
|
186th |
Green
Bay |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
|
275th |
Janesville-Beloit |
7.1 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
|
221st |
Kenosha |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
|
150th |
La
Crosse |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
|
12th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
|
215th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
|
301st |
Racine |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
|
161st |
Sheboygan |
4.8 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
|
195th |
Wausau |
4.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
- 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 2003 Unemployment Rates by County
WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
March 2003
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
RATE |
LAST
RATE |
LAST
RANK |
YR
AGO
RATE |
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
RATE |
LAST
RATE |
LAST
RANK |
YR
AGO
RATE |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
|
48 |
|
ADAMS |
6.8% |
7.3% |
40 |
|
7.0% |
|
56 |
|
MARATHON |
6.3% |
5.9% |
62 |
|
6.7% |
|
9 |
|
ASHLAND |
10.4% |
9.9% |
11 |
|
12.3% |
|
27 |
|
MARINETTE |
8.4% |
8.6% |
26 |
|
9.8% |
|
26 |
|
BARRON |
8.4% |
9.3% |
18 |
|
8.2% |
|
2 |
|
MARQUETTE |
11.4% |
11.5% |
2 |
|
11.0% |
|
16 |
|
BAYFIELD |
9.5% |
9.4% |
16 |
|
10.4% |
|
3 |
|
MENOMINEE |
11.2% |
10.9% |
4 |
|
12.3% |
|
63 |
|
BROWN |
5.6% |
5.8% |
63 |
|
5.7% |
|
43 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
7.1% |
7.0% |
46 |
|
7.2% |
|
54 |
|
BUFFALO |
6.4% |
6.7% |
51 |
|
7.1% |
|
60 |
|
MONROE |
6.0% |
6.3% |
56 |
|
6.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
BURNETT |
7.3% |
7.4% |
39 |
|
8.9% |
|
8 |
|
OCONTO |
10.4% |
10.7% |
6 |
|
11.0% |
|
67 |
|
CALUMET |
5.2% |
5.6% |
65 |
|
6.3% |
|
25 |
|
ONEIDA |
8.5% |
8.9% |
22 |
|
9.0% |
|
23 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
8.7% |
8.8% |
24 |
|
9.7% |
|
59 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
6.1% |
6.0% |
61 |
|
6.3% |
|
7 |
|
CLARK |
10.5% |
10.4% |
7 |
|
11.7% |
|
71 |
|
OZAUKEE |
4.4% |
4.4% |
71 |
|
4.4% |
|
32 |
|
COLUMBIA |
7.9% |
8.0% |
33 |
|
7.8% |
|
29 |
|
PEPIN |
8.3% |
8.4% |
29 |
|
9.4% |
|
33 |
|
CRAWFORD |
7.9% |
8.0% |
34 |
|
7.9% |
|
50 |
|
PIERCE |
6.8% |
6.6% |
52 |
|
6.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
3.1% |
3.1% |
72 |
|
3.1% |
|
18 |
|
POLK |
9.4% |
9.6% |
13 |
|
10.1% |
|
42 |
|
DODGE |
7.2% |
7.1% |
45 |
|
7.2% |
|
52 |
|
PORTAGE |
6.5% |
6.5% |
54 |
|
6.3% |
|
11 |
|
DOOR |
10.2% |
9.4% |
17 |
|
9.5% |
|
34 |
|
PRICE |
7.9% |
7.6% |
37 |
|
8.6% |
|
47 |
|
DOUGLAS |
6.9% |
6.9% |
47 |
|
8.3% |
|
24 |
|
RACINE |
8.7% |
8.5% |
28 |
|
8.4% |
|
49 |
|
DUNN |
6.8% |
6.8% |
50 |
|
6.6% |
|
44 |
|
RICHLAND |
7.1% |
6.9% |
48 |
|
6.9% |
|
68 |
|
EAU CLAIRE |
5.2% |
5.2% |
68 |
|
5.7% |
|
39 |
|
ROCK |
7.3% |
7.5% |
38 |
|
7.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
FLORENCE |
10.3% |
10.8% |
5 |
|
11.3% |
|
4 |
|
RUSK |
11.1% |
11.2% |
3 |
|
12.8% |
|
58 |
|
FOND DU LAC |
6.1% |
6.1% |
57 |
|
6.7% |
|
61 |
|
SAUK |
6.0% |
6.0% |
60 |
|
6.2% |
|
21 |
|
FOREST |
9.2% |
9.3% |
19 |
|
10.4% |
|
19 |
|
SAWYER |
9.3% |
9.0% |
21 |
|
8.9% |
|
38 |
|
GRANT |
7.4% |
6.9% |
49 |
|
7.5% |
|
45 |
|
SHAWANO |
7.0% |
7.2% |
42 |
|
7.7% |
|
31 |
|
GREEN |
8.2% |
8.2% |
31 |
|
8.0% |
|
66 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
5.3% |
5.5% |
66 |
|
6.0% |
|
17 |
|
GREEN LAKE |
9.5% |
8.8% |
25 |
|
10.3% |
|
22 |
|
ST. CROIX |
9.0% |
8.9% |
23 |
|
8.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
IOWA |
6.3% |
6.5% |
53 |
|
6.7% |
|
14 |
|
TAYLOR |
9.9% |
9.1% |
20 |
|
9.5% |
|
5 |
|
IRON |
10.6% |
10.3% |
8 |
|
10.6% |
|
35 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
7.7% |
8.0% |
32 |
|
8.6% |
|
51 |
|
JACKSON |
6.7% |
7.1% |
44 |
|
7.8% |
|
46 |
|
VERNON |
7.0% |
7.2% |
43 |
|
8.0% |
|
62 |
|
JEFFERSON |
5.9% |
6.0% |
59 |
|
5.9% |
|
6 |
|
VILAS |
10.6% |
10.3% |
9 |
|
9.8% |
|
1 |
|
JUNEAU |
11.4% |
11.7% |
1 |
|
12.9% |
|
64 |
|
WALWORTH |
5.6% |
5.7% |
64 |
|
6.1% |
|
53 |
|
KENOSHA |
6.5% |
6.4% |
55 |
|
6.4% |
|
15 |
|
WASHBURN |
9.5% |
10.0% |
10 |
|
10.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
7.5% |
7.8% |
35 |
|
6.5% |
|
57 |
|
WASHINGTON |
6.2% |
6.1% |
58 |
|
5.8% |
|
69 |
|
LA CROSSE |
4.9% |
5.1% |
69 |
|
5.2% |
|
70 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.9% |
4.9% |
70 |
|
5.1% |
|
20 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
9.2% |
9.4% |
15 |
|
9.6% |
|
41 |
|
WAUPACA |
7.2% |
7.3% |
41 |
|
7.4% |
|
13 |
|
LANGLADE |
9.9% |
9.8% |
12 |
|
10.1% |
|
30 |
|
WAUSHARA |
8.3% |
8.3% |
30 |
|
8.5% |
|
12 |
|
LINCOLN |
10.1% |
9.5% |
14 |
|
9.5% |
|
65 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
5.4% |
5.3% |
67 |
|
5.5% |
|
28 |
|
MANITOWOC |
8.3% |
8.5% |
27 |
|
8.4% |
|
36 |
|
WOOD |
7.6% |
7.6% |
36 |
|
9.1% |
|
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of
Workforce Information
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
March
2003
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
12 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
7.4% |
7.3% |
12 |
7.6% |
|
4 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
9.2% |
9.7% |
3 |
11.4% |
|
27 |
|
BROOKFIELD CITY |
3.5% |
3.4% |
27 |
3.8% |
|
20 |
|
EAU CLAIRE CITY |
5.9% |
5.9% |
20 |
6.4% |
|
11 |
|
FOND DU LAC CITY |
7.5% |
7.9% |
8 |
8.6% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
5.4% |
5.4% |
22 |
5.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
GREEN BAY CITY |
8.7% |
8.9% |
5 |
8.9% |
|
23 |
|
GREENFIELD CITY |
4.7% |
4.6% |
23 |
4.1% |
|
13 |
|
JANESVILLE CITY |
7.2% |
7.5% |
10 |
7.3% |
|
9 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
7.7% |
7.4% |
11 |
7.6% |
|
21 |
|
LA CROSSE CITY |
5.8% |
6.1% |
18 |
6.2% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
3.0% |
2.9% |
28 |
3.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
MANITOWOC CITY |
10.4% |
10.7% |
2 |
10.1% |
|
24 |
|
MENOMONEE FALLS
VILLAGE |
4.6% |
4.5% |
24 |
4.4% |
|
3 |
|
MILWAUKEE CITY |
9.7% |
9.5% |
4 |
9.9% |
|
8 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
7.7% |
7.8% |
9 |
8.1% |
|
26 |
|
NEW BERLIN CITY |
4.2% |
4.2% |
25 |
4.6% |
|
19 |
|
OAK CREEK CITY |
6.1% |
6.0% |
19 |
5.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
6.2% |
5.9% |
21 |
6.1% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
13.0% |
12.6% |
1 |
12.0% |
|
16 |
|
SHEBOYGAN CITY |
6.6% |
6.8% |
14 |
7.6% |
|
6 |
|
STEVENS POINT
CITY |
8.8% |
8.5% |
7 |
8.2% |
|
18 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
6.1% |
6.2% |
17 |
7.7% |
|
15 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
6.8% |
6.7% |
16 |
7.0% |
|
10 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
7.6% |
7.1% |
13 |
7.4% |
|
25 |
|
WAUWATOSA CITY |
4.3% |
4.2% |
26 |
5.0% |
|
14 |
|
WEST ALLIS CITY |
6.8% |
6.7% |
15 |
6.4% |
|
5 |
|
WEST BEND CITY |
9.2% |
8.8% |
6 |
8.7% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of
Workforce Information
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Mar.
2003 | Final
Feb.
2002 | Year Ago
Mar.
2002 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | |
|
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3083.2 |
3081.2 |
3014.8 |
2.0 |
68.4 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
199.7 |
198.9 |
201.7 |
0.8 |
-2.0 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2883.5 |
2882.3 |
2813.1 |
1.2 |
70.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PLACE OF
WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONFARM
WAGE & SALARY |
2741.8 |
2732.1 |
2735.9 |
9.7 |
5.9 |
|
TOTAL PRIVATE |
2315.6 |
2307.6 |
2309.7 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
|
GOODS PRODUCING |
620.4 |
620.8 |
638.6 |
-0.4 |
-18.2 |
|
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
|
CONSTRUCTION |
102 |
101.2 |
108 |
0.8 |
-6.0 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
514.9 |
516.1 |
527.3 |
-1.2 |
-12.4 |
|
Durable Goods |
312.5 |
312.9 |
324.1 |
-0.4 |
-11.6 |
|
Nondurable Goods |
202.4 |
203.2 |
203.2 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
|
SERVICE PRODUCING |
2121.4 |
2111.3 |
2097.3 |
10.1 |
24.1 |
|
TRADE |
422.3 |
422.1 |
424.5 |
0.2 |
-2.2 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
115 |
114.5 |
113.2 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
Retail Trade |
307.3 |
307.6 |
311.3 |
-0.3 |
-4.0 |
|
TRANS., WAREHOUSE, & UTILITIES |
104.6 |
103.7 |
102.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
Utilities |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Information |
50.7 |
50.1 |
51.2 |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
|
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
152.9 |
152.7 |
151.7 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
|
Finance and Insurance |
125.9 |
125.8 |
125.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Real Estate, Rental, & Lease |
27 |
26.9 |
26 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS
SERVICES |
235 |
234.3 |
233.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
|
Prof., Scien., & Tech. Services |
87.2 |
86.5 |
90.5 |
0.7 |
-3.3 |
|
Mgmt. of Companies
and Enterprises |
32.5 |
32.5 |
32.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Admin. Support
& Waste Mgmt. Services |
115.3 |
115.3 |
110.1 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
|
EDUCATIONAL & HEALTH SERVICES |
363.6 |
362.4 |
353 |
1.2 |
10.6 |
|
Educational Services |
47.4 |
46.6 |
44.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
|
Health Care & Social
Assistance |
316.2 |
315.8 |
308.5 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
|
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY |
226.6 |
223.6 |
222.5 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
|
Arts, Entertain., & Recreation |
25.7 |
26.1 |
25.7 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
|
Accommodation & Food Services |
200.9 |
197.5 |
196.8 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
|
OTHER SERVICES,
except Public Admin |
139.5 |
137.9 |
132.2 |
1.6 |
7.3 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
426.2 |
424.5 |
426.2 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
|
Federal Government |
28.8 |
28.9 |
29.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.8 |
|
State Government |
102.9 |
101.4 |
102.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
|
Local Government |
294.5 |
294.2 |
294 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES |
470.0 |
700.0 |
0.0 |
-230.0 |
470.0 |
|
(1) Includes L-M Disputes | | | | | | | | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3106.9 |
3106.4 |
3037.9 |
0.5 |
69.0 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
170.6 |
165.3 |
173.4 |
5.3 |
-2.8 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2936.4 |
2941.1 |
2864.5 |
-4.7 |
71.9 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
2773.4 |
2775.8 |
2780.0 |
-2.4 |
-6.6 |
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