JULY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED

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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Roberta Gassman

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JULY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED

Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that 62 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and 22 of its 28 largest cities saw decreases in unemployment in July. Three counties and two cities saw no change in rate last month.

"The latest labor market information, coupled with recent positive economic reports on the national level, is encouraging news for Wisconsin workers," Gassman said. "With the majority of the counties and a majority of the state’s largest cities reporting a decrease in unemployment, we have another good round of labor market news for the state," Gassman said.

Wisconsin’s statewide unemployment rate for July of 2003 was up 0.2 percent points from the July 2002 rate and there were 50 counties in the state where unemployment rates were higher in July of 2003 than they were in 2002. Twenty counties had lower rates and two counties Jackson and Walworth were unchanged at 3.7 percent and 4.3 percent respectively.

Dane County had the lowest rate for the month at 2.9 percent. Adams, Burnett, Iowa, Jackson, La Crosse, and Sauk counties had unemployment rates lower that 4.0 percent. The highest county rate was reported for Menominee County, which had a 12.9 percent rate. Oconto at 9.4 percent and Rock at 8.8 percent were next in order. Milwaukee County had an 8.2 percent rate, and Racine County had an 8.2 percent rate.

Manufacturing continues to struggle throughout the state, particularly in the durable goods sectors in the southeastern party of the state and the paper industry in northeastern Wisconsin.

The state rate was down 0.2 percentage points from June. Wisconsin normally sees lower unemployment rates in the July through November period, as many of the state’s manufacturers feel some seasonal increases in production efforts, and the agricultural and tourism industries feel increases as well.

Employment and Labor Force

Household Survey

Unadjusted estimates	*Current*	*Month Ago*	*Year Ago*
Total labor force	3,167,700	3,165,700	3,091,600
Employed	2,992,300	2,983,700	2,927,100
Unemployed	175,400	181,900	164,500
Wis. Unemployment Rate	5.5%	5.7%	5.3%
U.S. Unemployment Rate	6.3%	6.5%	5.9%

*Seasonally adjusted*	*Current*	*Month Ago*	*Year Ago*
Total labor force	3,099,200	3,101,100	3,023,400
Employed	2,925,000	2,928,100	2,860,200
Unemployed	174,300	173,000	163,200
Wis. Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.6%	5.4%
U.S. Unemployment Rate	6.2%	6.4%	5.8%

State current mo. Area prior mo.*	Unemployment % seasonally adjusted	*Current Month*	*Month Ago*	*Year Ago*
26^th	Wisconsin	5.6	5.6	5.4
131^st	Appleton-Oshkosh	5.1	4.8	4.9
143^rd	Eau Claire	5.6	5.2	5.3
143^rd	Green Bay	5.1	4.7	4.9
237^th	Janesville-Beloit	6.7	6.4	6.9
221^st	Kenosha	4.5	6.2	5.1
44^th	La Crosse	4.0	4.0	4.1
11^th	Madison	3.0	2.8	3.0
233^rd	Milwaukee-Waukesha	6.1	5.8	5.8
303^rd	Racine	7.6	7.9	7.1
124^th	Sheboygan	4.6	4.6	4.3
78^th	Wausau	5.0	4.4	4.7
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

Maps of July 2003 Unemployment Rates by County

WISCONSIN COUNTIES

Unemployment Rates - July 2003
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

RANK	COUNTY			LAST RATE	YR AGO RATE	RANK	COUNTY	RATE	LAST RATE	LAST RATE		YR AGO RATE
66	ADAMS	3.9%	4.2%	67	4.0%	63	MARATHON	4.4%	4.5%	63		4.2%
8	ASHLAND	7.8%	8.4%	7	7.6%	12	MARINETTE	7.2%	7.5%		12	6.4%
35	BARRON	5.1%	5.7%	34	4.9%	10	MARQUETTE	7.3%	7.2%		14	6.0%
43	BAYFIELD	4.9%	5.4%	43	4.8%	1	MENOMINEE	12.9%	14.8%		1	14.3%
44	BROWN	4.9%	5.2%	47	4.7%	9	MILWAUKEE	7.7%	7.8%		11	7.3%
52	BUFFALO	4.8%	4.4%	66	3.9%	38	MONROE	5.0%	5.1%		51	4.6%

69	BURNETT	3.8%	4.4%	64	4.4%	2	OCONTO	9.4%	10.1%		2	7.2%
62	CALUMET	4.4%	4.8%	57	4.3%	60	ONEIDA	4.5%	5.1%		48	4.9%
31	CHIPPEWA	5.4%	5.9%	30	5.1%	39	OUTAGAMIE	5.0%	5.1%		52	4.9%
22	CLARK	5.8%	6.6%	21	5.4%	61	OZAUKEE	4.5%	4.6%		62	4.6%
32	COLUMBIA	5.4%	5.7%	36	5.0%	45	PEPIN	4.9%	5.0%		54	5.8%
42	CRAWFORD	4.9%	5.5%	40	4.4%	48	PIERCE	4.8%	5.3%		44	5.0%

72	DANE	2.9%	2.9%	72	2.8%	5	POLK	8.4%	9.1%		3	5.9%
19	DODGE	6.0%	6.9%	17	5.5%	46	PORTAGE	4.8%	5.6%		38	5.5%
27	DOOR	5.6%	7.1%	16	3.4%	40	PRICE	4.9%	5.8%		31	5.2%
28	DOUGLAS	5.5%	5.8%	32	5.2%	7	RACINE	8.2%	8.3%		8	7.8%
59	DUNN	4.6%	4.7%	61	3.9%	58	RICHLAND	4.6%	4.8%		58	4.4%
54	EAU CLAIRE	4.7%	5.0%	53	4.4%	3	ROCK	8.8%	6.7%		20	9.1%

15	FLORENCE	6.8%	8.6%	6	7.4%	30	RUSK	5.4%	6.4%		25	5.7%
33	FOND DU LAC	5.3%	6.0%	28	4.9%	71	SAUK	3.5%	3.8%		70	3.4%
14	FOREST	7.0%	8.2%	9	6.4%	65	SAWYER	4.2%	5.2%		45	4.4%
36	GRANT	5.1%	5.5%	41	4.7%	34	SHAWANO	5.2%	5.7%		35	4.8%
16	GREEN	6.7%	6.6%	22	6.2%	37	SHEBOYGAN	5.1%	5.0%		55	4.8%
29	GREEN LAKE	5.4%	6.5%	23	5.1%	17	ST. CROIX	6.5%	7.4%		13	6.6%

68	IOWA	3.9%	3.6%	71	4.3%	56	TAYLOR	4.6%	5.6%		37	3.9%
13	IRON	7.1%	8.1%	10	6.9%	53	TREMPEALEAU	4.7%	5.1%		49	4.5%
70	JACKSON	3.7%	3.9%	69	3.7%	51	VERNON	4.8%	4.8%		60	4.7%
50	JEFFERSON	4.8%	4.9%	56	4.5%	57	VILAS	4.6%	5.2%		46	3.1%
4	JUNEAU	8.7%	9.0%	4	8.2%	64	WALWORTH	4.3%	4.4%		65	4.3%
23	KENOSHA	5.8%	6.5%	24	6.6%	25	WASHBURN	5.7%	6.1%		27	5.2%

18	KEWAUNEE	6.4%	6.8%	19	5.5%	41	WASHINGTON	4.9%	5.6%		39	4.4%
67	LA CROSSE	3.9%	4.1%	68	4.1%	55	WAUKESHA	4.7%	4.8%		59	4.6%
24	LAFAYETTE	5.7%	6.4%	26	6.2%	49	WAUPACA	4.8%	5.1%		50	4.7%
6	LANGLADE	8.4%	8.9%	5	6.6%	21	WAUSHARA	5.9%	6.8%		18	6.3%
20	LINCOLN	6.0%	6.0%	29	6.3%	47	WINNEBAGO	4.8%	5.4%		42	4.4%
11	MANITOWOC	7.3%	7.2%	15	5.7%	26	WOOD	5.7%	5.8%		33	6.7%

WISCONSIN CITIES

Unemployment Rates - July 2003
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

RANK	CITY	RATE	LAST RATE	LAST RANK	YR AGO RATE
13	APPLETON CITY	6.8%	7.1%	11	6.9%
2	BELOIT CITY	11.4%	9.7%	3	12.2%
27	BROOKFIELD CITY	3.9%	4.1%	27	4.0%
20	EAU CLAIRE CITY	5.4%	5.7%	20	5.3%
7	FOND DU LAC CITY	7.4%	8.2%	6	6.6%
22	FRANKLIN CITY	4.8%	5.5%	21	4.9%

6	GREEN BAY CITY	7.8%	8.1%	7	7.4%
23	GREENFIELD CITY	4.8%	5.1%	23	3.9%
4	JANESVILLE CITY	10.1%	6.7%	15	10.8%
11	KENOSHA CITY	6.9%	7.7%	9	8.2%
21	LA CROSSE CITY	5.1%	5.5%	22	5.3%
28	MADISON CITY	3.1%	3.2%	28	3.2%

5	MANITOWOC CITY	9.5%	9.4%	4	6.9%
26	MENOMONEE FALLS VILLAGE	3.9%	4.4%	26	3.4%
3	MILWAUKEE CITY	10.5%	10.5%	2	10.1%
12	NEENAH CITY	6.8%	7.3%	10	6.5%
25	NEW BERLIN CITY	4.2%	4.6%	24	4.2%
16	OAK CREEK CITY	6.3%	6.3%	18	5.2%

19	OSHKOSH CITY	5.6%	6.6%	16	4.9%
1	RACINE CITY	13.0%	13.1%	1	12.5%
10	SHEBOYGAN CITY	7.0%	6.7%	14	6.1%
9	STEVENS POINT CITY	7.0%	8.0%	8	7.2%
18	SUPERIOR CITY	6.0%	6.4%	17	5.6%
14	WAUKESHA CITY	6.7%	6.8%	13	6.9%
17	WAUSAU CITY	6.1%	6.2%	19	5.6%
24	WAUWATOSA CITY	4.3%	4.6%	25	4.2%
15	WEST ALLIS CITY	6.6%	6.8%	12	6.0%
8	WEST BEND CITY	7.3%	8.2%	5	6.3%


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