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Wednesday, July 23, 2003
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Jim Doyle
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Roberta Gassman

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JUNE LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED

Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced sixty-six of Wisconsin’s seventy-two counties experienced higher unemployment rates in June than they had experienced in May, while six counties saw lower rates.

"This is not an unusual occurrence, as June unemployment rates normally reflect a larger number of job seekers associated with a large influx of young people recently finishing the school session and out looking for jobs," Secretary Gassman said.

Door, Iowa, Iron, Lincoln, Vilas and Waupaca counties all experienced decreases in unemployment over the month.

Forty-seven counties had higher rates in 2003 than they had experienced in 2002 - another indicator of the lag in hiring in the labor markets despite recent announcements that the nation’s recession ended in November of 2001.

The counties with the lowest June unemployment rates were Dane at 3.0 percent, Iowa at 3.6 percent, Sauk at 3.8 percent and Jackson at 3.9 percent. Ten counties in the state had unemployment rates of 8.0 percent or higher, led by Menominee at 14.8 percent, Oconto at 10.0 percent, Polk at 9.1 percent, and Juneau at 9.0 percent.

Claims for unemployment insurance continue to be high throughout the state. For the past several weeks, they have been higher than they were last year at this time, although they are down somewhat from 2001.

Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry continues to be flat, particularly the durable goods manufacturing industry. The wholesale trade industry has seen improved employment figures throughout the state. This is normally a good sign as wholesale trade is often a leading indicator.

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Employment and Labor Force

Household Survey

Unadjusted estimates	Current	Month Ago	Year Ago
Total labor force	3,164,000	3,076,500	3,084,400
Employed	2,982,400	2,920,400	2,914,400
Unemployed	181,600	156,100	169,900
Wis. Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.1%	5.5%
U.S. Unemployment Rate	6.5%	5.8%	6.0%

Seasonally adjusted	Current	Month Ago	Year Ago
Total labor force	3,099,500	3,089,300	3,021,000
Employed	2,926,800	2,923,300	2,860,000
Unemployed	172,600	166,000	161,000
Wis. Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.4%	5.3%
U.S. Unemployment Rate	6.4%	6.1%	5.8%

*State current mo. Area prior mo.	Unemployment % seasonally adjusted	Current Month	Month Ago	Year Ago
23rd	Wisconsin	5.6	5.4	5.3
128th	Appleton-Oshkosh	4.8	4.8	4.7
122nd	Eau Claire	5.2	5.2	5.1
122nd	Green Bay	4.7	4.6	4.5
236th	Janesville-Beloit	6.3	6.3	6.7
213th	Kenosha	6.1	5.9	5.7
46th	La Crosse	3.8	3.9	4.0
10th	Madison	2.8	2.8	2.7
231st	Milwaukee-Waukesha	5.8	5.8	5.6
299th	Racine	7.8	7.9	7.1
128th	Sheboygan	4.6	4.9	4.4
82nd	Wausau	4.4	4.5	4.5
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 2003 Unemployment Rates by County

WISCONSIN COUNTIES

Unemployment Rates

June 2003

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

RANK	COUNTY		RATE	LAST RATE		LAST RATE		YR AGO RATE	RANK	COUNTY	RATE	LAST RATE		LAST RATE	YR AGO RATE
				LAST RATE		LAST RATE		YR AGO RATE				LAST RATE		LAST RATE	YR AGO RATE
67	ADAMS	4.2%			4.1%		59	4.2%	63	MARATHON	4.5%	4.0%	61		4.6%
6	ASHLAND	8.5%			7.1%		9	9.9%	12	MARINETTE	7.5%	6.5%	13		6.6%
36	BARRON	5.7%			4.8%		47	5.4%	14	MARQUETTE	7.2%	7.0%	10		6.9%
42	BAYFIELD	5.3%			5.3%		31	5.6%	1	MENOMINEE	14.8%	11.1%	1		15.3%
44	BROWN	5.3%			4.5%		52	5.0%	11	MILWAUKEE	7.7%	6.8%	12		7.6%
65	BUFFALO	4.4%			3.9%		63	4.0%	52	MONROE	5.1%	4.2%	57		4.7%

64	BURNETT	4.4%			4.2%		54	4.5%	2	OCONTO	10.0%	8.6%	3		7.9%
57	CALUMET	4.8%			4.4%		53	4.9%	49	ONEIDA	5.1%	4.8%	44		4.9%
30	CHIPPEWA	5.9%			5.3%		34	5.8%	50	OUTAGAMIE	5.1%	4.7%	49		5.1%
22	CLARK	6.5%			6.1%		17	6.1%	62	OZAUKEE	4.6%	3.9%	65		4.4%
33	COLUMBIA	5.7%			5.4%		28	5.5%	55	PEPIN	5.0%	3.4%	71		6.3%
41	CRAWFORD	5.5%			5.2%		36	5.1%	45	PIERCE	5.3%	4.2%	58		5.1%

72	DANE	3.0%			2.6%		72	2.9%	3	POLK	9.1%	5.8%	23		6.0%
17	DODGE	6.9%			5.4%		29	5.7%	40	PORTAGE	5.6%	4.8%	46		5.3%
16	DOOR	7.1%			7.7%		5	3.9%	34	PRICE	5.7%	5.3%	32		5.6%
32	DOUGLAS	5.8%			5.0%		41	5.9%	8	RACINE	8.3%	7.5%	7		7.5%
60	DUNN	4.7%			3.9%		66	4.2%	59	RICHLAND	4.8%	3.9%	67		4.9%
54	EAU CLAIRE	5.0%			4.2%		56	4.8%	20	ROCK	6.7%	6.0%	19		7.1%

7	FLORENCE	8.4%			7.3%		8	7.9%	26	RUSK	6.4%	5.2%	38		7.0%
29	FOND DU LAC	6.0%			4.9%		43	5.2%	70	SAUK	3.8%	3.7%	68		3.8%
10	FOREST	8.2%			7.0%		11	6.6%	47	SAWYER	5.2%	5.0%	40		5.1%
38	GRANT	5.6%			5.2%		37	5.3%	35	SHAWANO	5.7%	5.3%	33		5.5%
21	GREEN	6.6%			6.2%		16	6.3%	53	SHEBOYGAN	5.0%	4.7%	48		4.8%
23	GREEN LAKE	6.5%			5.7%		24	6.3%	13	ST. CROIX	7.3%	6.3%	15		6.4%

71	IOWA	3.6%			4.0%		60	3.9%	37	TAYLOR	5.6%	5.5%	27		4.9%
9	IRON	8.2%			8.6%		2	7.3%	51	TREMPEALEAU	5.1%	4.5%	51		5.0%
69	JACKSON	3.9%			3.6%		69	4.2%	61	VERNON	4.6%	4.0%	62		5.4%
56	JEFFERSON	4.9%			4.5%		50	4.7%	46	VILAS	5.2%	5.8%	22		3.9%
4	JUNEAU	9.0%			8.1%		4	9.0%	66	WALWORTH	4.4%	3.9%	64		4.6%
24	KENOSHA	6.5%			5.6%		26	6.0%	27	WASHBURN	6.1%	5.3%	35		5.9%

18	KEWAUNEE	6.8%			6.1%		18	5.5%	39	WASHINGTON	5.6%	4.9%	42		4.7%
68	LA CROSSE	4.2%			3.5%		70	4.2%	58	WAUKESHA	4.8%	4.2%	55		4.8%
25	LAFAYETTE	6.4%			5.6%		25	6.7%	48	WAUPACA	5.1%	5.3%	30		5.2%
5	LANGLADE	8.9%			7.7%		6	6.9%	19	WAUSHARA	6.8%	5.9%	21		7.1%
28	LINCOLN	6.0%			6.3%		14	6.8%	43	WINNEBAGO	5.3%	4.8%	45		4.9%
15	MANITOWOC	7.2%			6.0%		20	6.7%	31	WOOD	5.9%	5.1%	39		6.0%

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Bureau of Workforce Information

WISCONSIN CITIES

Unemployment Rates

June 2003

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

RANK	CITY	RATE	LAST	LAST	YR AGO
			RATE	RANK	RATE

11	APPLETON CITY	7.0%	6.3%	11	7.0%
3	BELOIT CITY	9.6%	8.4%	3	11.8%
27	BROOKFIELD CITY	4.1%	3.4%	27	4.1%
20	EAU CLAIRE CITY	5.7%	4.9%	21	5.7%
7	FOND DU LAC CITY	8.1%	6.7%	9	6.9%
22	FRANKLIN CITY	5.4%	4.9%	20	5.3%

6	GREEN BAY CITY	8.1%	7.1%	6	7.9%
23	GREENFIELD CITY	5.0%	4.6%	22	4.0%
15	JANESVILLE CITY	6.7%


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