Wednesday,
March 12, 2003
Governor
Jim
Doyle
Secretary
Roberta
Gassman |
News Media Contact
Christopher Marschman
608/261-6705
e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us
fax: 608/266-1784 |
JANUARY LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED
MADISON –
Unemployment followed normal seasonal patterns across Wisconsin in
January as most counties experienced increases in rates over December
2002, according to figures released today by the Department of Workforce
Development.
"There is a
seasonal nature of January local unemployment rates and the fact that
most counties had lower rates than they did one year ago is
encouraging," said DWD Secretary Roberta Gassman. "However,
many Wisconsin residents continue to struggle with a difficult job
market and to that end, the Department of Workforce Development will
continue providing the services and resources they need to regain
employment."
Unemployment rates in
all but one of Wisconsin’s 72 counties followed normal seasonal
patterns by increasing. Florence County was the only county in the state
that reported a lower January unemployment rate than in December while
the unemployment rate in Menominee County was unchanged over the month.
The majority of
counties in the state, 42 in total, had a lower unemployment rate in
January 2003 than for the same month in 2002. The greatest decrease in
unemployment rate over the twelve-month period occurred in Ashland
County with a reduction of 2.0 percentage points, while Lafayette and
St. Croix Counties experienced the largest increase from January 2002 of
1.2 percentage points.
Fifty-seven of the
state's 72 counties reported a preliminary January unemployment rate of
6.0 percent or higher. Marquette and Juneau Counties both show the
highest unemployment rates at 11.2 percent. Dane County had the state's
lowest unemployment rate, 3.0 percent, and is the only county in the
state to report a rate under 4.0 percent. Ozaukee and Waukesha Counties
followed closely at 4.2 and 4.8 percent, respectively. The statewide
unemployment rate was 6.3 percent and the national rate was 6.5 percent,
both are not seasonally adjusted.
Increases in the
unemployment rate are typical in the month of January and are indicative
of seasonal changes in nature. January usually shows the largest monthly
job decrease of the year as many industries, especially retail trade,
reduce employment following the holiday season. And, as winter increases
its grip on the state, construction employment continues to decline.
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Employment and Labor Force
Household Survey | Unadjusted estimates | Jan.
2003 | Dec.
2002 | Jan.
2002 | | Total labor force |
3,065,200 |
3,004,700 |
3,004,00 |
| Employed |
2,873,500 |
2,845,900 |
2,814,900 |
| Unemployed |
191,700 |
158,800 |
189,100 |
| Wis. Unemployment Rate |
6.3% |
5.3% |
6.3% |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate |
6.5% |
5.7% |
6.3% |
| Seasonably adjusted | Jan.
2003 | Dec.
2002 | Jan.
2002 | | Total labor force |
3,098,900 |
3,027,900 |
3,035,900 |
| Employed |
2,932,100 |
2,854,500 |
2,871,400 |
| Unemployed |
166,800 |
173,400 |
164,500 |
| Wis. Unemployment |
5.4% |
5.7% |
5.4% |
| U.S. Unemployment |
5.7% |
6.0% |
5.6% |
Jan.
State Rank
*Dec.
Area Rank |
Unemployment
% seasonally adjusted | Jan.
2003 | Dec.
2002 | Jan.
2002 |
|
27th |
Wisconsin |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
|
118th |
Appleton-Oshkosh |
4.8 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
|
171st |
Eau
Claire |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
|
124th |
Green
Bay |
5.0 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
|
230th |
Janesville-Beloit |
6.2 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
|
230th |
Kenosha |
5.6 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
|
60th |
La
Crosse |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
|
180th |
Madison |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
|
7th |
Milwaukee-Waukesha |
6.1 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
|
298th |
Racine |
7.4 |
9.1 |
7.1 |
|
124th |
Sheboygan |
4.6 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
|
71st |
Wausau |
3.9 |
4.7 |
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 January 2003 Unemployment Rates by County
WISCONSIN COUNTIES
Unemployment Rates
January 2003
Not Seasonally Adjusted)
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
RATE |
LAST
RATE |
LAST
RANK |
YR
AGO
RATE |
|
RANK |
COUNTY |
RATE |
LAST
RATE |
LAST
RANK |
YR
AGO
RATE |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
|
39 |
|
ADAMS |
7.1% |
5.9% |
37 |
|
7.3% |
|
67 |
|
MARATHON |
5.1% |
4.1% |
68 |
|
5.9% |
|
8 |
|
ASHLAND |
9.7% |
8.0% |
9 |
|
11.7% |
|
21 |
|
MARINETTE |
8.6% |
7.1% |
21 |
|
8.9% |
|
29 |
|
BARRON |
8.1% |
6.3% |
31 |
|
7.7% |
|
1 |
|
MARQUETTE |
11.2% |
9.2% |
3 |
|
10.9% |
|
10 |
|
BAYFIELD |
9.5% |
8.2% |
8 |
|
9.9% |
|
3 |
|
MENOMINEE |
10.9% |
10.9% |
2 |
|
11.6% |
|
62 |
|
BROWN |
5.6% |
4.8% |
55 |
|
5.5% |
|
42 |
|
MILWAUKEE |
7.0% |
6.5% |
28 |
|
6.8% |
|
51 |
|
BUFFALO |
6.4% |
4.9% |
50 |
|
6.6% |
|
47 |
|
MONROE |
6.9% |
5.3% |
46 |
|
6.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
|
BURNETT |
7.0% |
6.1% |
33 |
|
8.7% |
|
5 |
|
OCONTO |
10.3% |
8.6% |
6 |
|
10.9% |
|
63 |
|
CALUMET |
5.5% |
4.8% |
54 |
|
6.2% |
|
18 |
|
ONEIDA |
8.7% |
7.4% |
15 |
|
7.8% |
|
22 |
|
CHIPPEWA |
8.6% |
6.9% |
24 |
|
9.4% |
|
59 |
|
OUTAGAMIE |
5.8% |
4.8% |
56 |
|
5.7% |
|
9 |
|
CLARK |
9.7% |
7.3% |
17 |
|
10.2% |
|
71 |
|
OZAUKEE |
4.2% |
3.7% |
71 |
|
4.4% |
|
33 |
|
COLUMBIA |
7.5% |
6.0% |
36 |
|
7.9% |
|
31 |
|
PEPIN |
7.8% |
6.2% |
32 |
|
9.4% |
|
41 |
|
CRAWFORD |
7.1% |
4.9% |
53 |
|
6.9% |
|
49 |
|
PIERCE |
6.5% |
5.3% |
44 |
|
6.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
DANE |
3.0% |
2.5% |
72 |
|
3.0% |
|
15 |
|
POLK |
9.1% |
7.4% |
16 |
|
8.9% |
|
48 |
|
DODGE |
6.6% |
5.3% |
45 |
|
7.3% |
|
54 |
|
PORTAGE |
6.1% |
4.7% |
59 |
|
6.4% |
|
13 |
|
DOOR |
9.3% |
7.2% |
19 |
|
8.8% |
|
35 |
|
PRICE |
7.4% |
5.5% |
42 |
|
7.3% |
|
44 |
|
DOUGLAS |
7.0% |
5.3% |
47 |
|
7.8% |
|
23 |
|
RACINE |
8.5% |
7.8% |
10 |
|
8.2% |
|
57 |
|
DUNN |
6.0% |
4.7% |
58 |
|
6.2% |
|
52 |
|
RICHLAND |
6.4% |
4.9% |
51 |
|
6.6% |
|
66 |
|
EAU
CLAIRE |
5.1% |
4.4% |
64 |
|
5.3% |
|
37 |
|
ROCK |
7.2% |
6.1% |
34 |
|
7.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
FLORENCE |
10.7% |
10.9% |
1 |
|
10.2% |
|
14 |
|
RUSK |
9.2% |
7.6% |
13 |
|
10.3% |
|
61 |
|
FOND DU
LAC |
5.7% |
4.5% |
63 |
|
6.2% |
|
60 |
|
SAUK |
5.7% |
4.7% |
57 |
|
6.0% |
|
17 |
|
FOREST |
8.8% |
7.2% |
18 |
|
8.4% |
|
20 |
|
SAWYER |
8.7% |
6.6% |
27 |
|
8.3% |
|
45 |
|
GRANT |
7.0% |
4.9% |
52 |
|
7.2% |
|
50 |
|
SHAWANO |
6.5% |
5.1% |
49 |
|
7.4% |
|
32 |
|
GREEN |
7.8% |
4.6% |
62 |
|
7.1% |
|
68 |
|
SHEBOYGAN |
5.0% |
4.6% |
60 |
|
5.3% |
|
19 |
|
GREEN
LAKE |
8.7% |
6.8% |
25 |
|
9.3% |
|
24 |
|
ST. CROIX |
8.4% |
7.5% |
14 |
|
7.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
IOWA |
6.1% |
3.8% |
70 |
|
6.4% |
|
26 |
|
TAYLOR |
8.2% |
6.9% |
23 |
|
9.2% |
|
11 |
|
IRON |
9.3% |
8.7% |
5 |
|
9.7% |
|
30 |
|
TREMPEALEAU |
8.0% |
6.4% |
29 |
|
8.5% |
|
46 |
|
JACKSON |
6.9% |
5.5% |
41 |
|
7.8% |
|
40 |
|
VERNON |
7.1% |
5.4% |
43 |
|
7.9% |
|
58 |
|
JEFFERSON |
5.9% |
4.4% |
66 |
|
5.5% |
|
12 |
|
VILAS |
9.3% |
7.7% |
11 |
|
8.7% |
|
2 |
|
JUNEAU |
11.2% |
9.1% |
4 |
|
12.7% |
|
64 |
|
WALWORTH |
5.5% |
4.6% |
61 |
|
5.6% |
|
53 |
|
KENOSHA |
6.2% |
6.0% |
35 |
|
6.0% |
|
7 |
|
WASHBURN |
9.8% |
7.7% |
12 |
|
10.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
KEWAUNEE |
7.3% |
5.9% |
38 |
|
6.4% |
|
56 |
|
WASHINGTON |
6.0% |
5.1% |
48 |
|
5.5% |
|
69 |
|
LA CROSSE |
5.0% |
4.0% |
69 |
|
4.9% |
|
70 |
|
WAUKESHA |
4.8% |
4.1% |
67 |
|
4.7% |
|
16 |
|
LAFAYETTE |
9.0% |
7.0% |
22 |
|
7.8% |
|
38 |
|
WAUPACA |
7.2% |
5.6% |
39 |
|
7.3% |
|
6 |
|
LANGLADE |
9.8% |
8.4% |
7 |
|
9.7% |
|
27 |
|
WAUSHARA |
8.1% |
6.6% |
26 |
|
8.1% |
|
28 |
|
LINCOLN |
8.1% |
6.4% |
30 |
|
8.2% |
|
65 |
|
WINNEBAGO |
5.3% |
4.4% |
65 |
|
5.2% |
|
25 |
|
MANITOWOC |
8.3% |
7.1% |
20 |
|
8.5% |
|
34 |
|
WOOD |
7.4% |
5.6% |
40 |
|
7.7% |
|
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of
Workforce Information
| WISCONSIN CITIES
Unemployment Rates
January
2003
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) | RANK | CITY | RATE | LAST
RATE | LAST
RANK | YR AGO
RATE | | | | | | | | |
|
10 |
|
APPLETON CITY |
7.1% |
6.2% |
9 |
7.0% |
|
3 |
|
BELOIT CITY |
9.6% |
9.4% |
2 |
10.5% |
|
27 |
|
BROOKFIELD
CITY |
3.1% |
3.3% |
27 |
3.5% |
|
20 |
|
EAU CLAIRE
CITY |
5.9% |
5.0% |
18 |
6.1% |
|
12 |
|
FOND DU LAC
CITY |
7.1% |
5.8% |
13 |
7.9% |
|
22 |
|
FRANKLIN CITY |
5.4% |
4.9% |
19 |
5.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
GREEN BAY
CITY |
8.7% |
7.6% |
6 |
8.4% |
|
25 |
|
GREENFIELD
CITY |
4.3% |
3.7% |
25 |
3.8% |
|
11 |
|
JANESVILLE
CITY |
7.1% |
6.1% |
11 |
7.4% |
|
9 |
|
KENOSHA CITY |
7.3% |
7.1% |
7 |
7.3% |
|
17 |
|
LA CROSSE
CITY |
6.0% |
4.9% |
21 |
5.8% |
|
28 |
|
MADISON CITY |
2.9% |
2.6% |
28 |
3.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
MANITOWOC
CITY |
10.7% |
9.0% |
3 |
10.1% |
|
23 |
|
MENOMONEE
FALLS VILLAGE |
4.5% |
3.7% |
26 |
4.4% |
|
4 |
|
MILWAUKEE
CITY |
9.5% |
8.9% |
4 |
9.3% |
|
8 |
|
NEENAH CITY |
7.8% |
6.3% |
8 |
7.5% |
|
26 |
|
NEW BERLIN
CITY |
4.1% |
3.7% |
24 |
4.1% |
|
19 |
|
OAK CREEK
CITY |
5.9% |
5.0% |
17 |
5.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
OSHKOSH CITY |
5.9% |
4.9% |
20 |
5.8% |
|
1 |
|
RACINE CITY |
12.8% |
12.4% |
1 |
12.2% |
|
14 |
|
SHEBOYGAN
CITY |
6.3% |
5.8% |
12 |
6.8% |
|
7 |
|
STEVENS POINT
CITY |
8.1% |
6.2% |
10 |
8.3% |
|
18 |
|
SUPERIOR CITY |
6.0% |
4.8% |
22 |
7.0% |
|
13 |
|
WAUKESHA CITY |
6.6% |
5.7% |
15 |
6.6% |
|
16 |
|
WAUSAU CITY |
6.0% |
5.2% |
16 |
6.8% |
|
24 |
|
WAUWATOSA
CITY |
4.3% |
4.0% |
23 |
4.4% |
|
15 |
|
WEST ALLIS
CITY |
6.3% |
5.7% |
14 |
5.8% |
|
6 |
|
WEST BEND
CITY |
8.4% |
7.6% |
5 |
7.8% |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Bureau of
Workforce Information
WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY
IN THOUSANDS | | | | | | Net Change From | | ITEM | Prelim.
Jan.
2003 | Final
Dec.
2002 | Year Ago
Jan.
2002 | Month
Ago | Year
Ago | | | | | | | | | PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA | | | | | |
|
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3065.2 |
3004.7 |
3004.0 |
60.5 |
61.2 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
191.7 |
158.8 |
189.1 |
32.9 |
2.6 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
6.3 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
|
EMPLOYMENT (1) |
2873.5 |
2845.9 |
2814.9 |
27.6 |
58.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PLACE OF
WORK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NONFARM
WAGE & SALARY |
2716.7 |
2786.7 |
2719.3 |
-70.0 |
-2.6 |
|
TOTAL PRIVATE |
2314.8 |
2361.0 |
2310.6 |
-46.2 |
4.2 |
|
GOODS PRODUCING |
631.5 |
643.9 |
643.4 |
-12.4 |
-11.9 |
|
NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
|
CONSTRUCTION |
107.4 |
118.1 |
108.7 |
-10.7 |
-1.3 |
|
MANUFACTURING |
520.6 |
521.9 |
531.6 |
-1.3 |
-11.0 |
|
Durable Goods |
316.0 |
316.7 |
326.5 |
-0.7 |
-10.5 |
|
Nondurable Goods |
204.6 |
205.2 |
205.1 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
|
SERVICE PRODUCING |
2085.2 |
2142.9 |
2075.9 |
-57.7 |
9.3 |
|
TRADE |
422.6 |
438.3 |
430.3 |
-15.7 |
-7.7 |
|
Wholesale Trade |
114.5 |
114.9 |
113.2 |
-0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Retail Trade |
308.1 |
323.4 |
317.1 |
-15.3 |
-9.0 |
|
TRANS., WAREHOUSE, & UTILITIES |
103.7 |
105.8 |
102.7 |
-2.1 |
1.0 |
|
Utilities |
11.4 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
|
Information |
50.5 |
50.6 |
51.8 |
-0.1 |
-1.3 |
|
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
153.0 |
153.4 |
151.4 |
-0.4 |
1.6 |
|
Finance and Insurance |
126.2 |
126.2 |
125.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
|
Real Estate, Rental, & Lease |
26.8 |
27.2 |
25.9 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
|
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS
SERVICES |
234.7 |
240.6 |
228.8 |
-5.9 |
5.9 |
|
Prof., Scien., & Tech. Services |
87.2 |
87.3 |
89.6 |
-0.1 |
-2.4 |
|
Mgmt. of Companies
and Enterprises |
32.9 |
33.0 |
32.2 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
|
Admin. Support
& Waste Mgmt. Services |
114.6 |
120.3 |
107.0 |
-5.7 |
7.6 |
|
EDUCATIONAL & HEALTH SERVICES |
357.0 |
360.9 |
350.3 |
-3.9 |
6.7 |
|
Educational Services |
41.0 |
44.8 |
42.8 |
-3.8 |
-1.8 |
|
Health Care & Social
Assistance |
316.0 |
316.1 |
307.4 |
-0.1 |
8.6 |
|
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY |
224.8 |
231.4 |
221.0 |
-6.6 |
3.8 |
|
Arts, Entertain., & Recreation |
27.6 |
27.8 |
26.3 |
-0.2 |
1.3 |
|
Accommodation & Food Services |
197.2 |
203.6 |
194.7 |
-6.4 |
2.5 |
|
OTHER SERVICES,
except Public Admin |
137.0 |
136.1 |
131.0 |
0.9 |
6.0 |
|
GOVERNMENT |
401.9 |
425.7 |
408.7 |
-23.8 |
-6.8 |
|
Federal Government |
29.2 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
|
State Government |
92.1 |
102.8 |
92.6 |
-10.7 |
-0.5 |
|
Local Government |
280.7 |
293.1 |
286.3 |
-12.4 |
-5.6 |
| | | | | | |
PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M
DISPUTES |
110.0 |
110.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
110.0 |
|
(1) Includes L-M Disputes | | | | | | | | | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
3098.9 |
3027.9 |
3035.9 |
71.0 |
63.0 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT |
166.8 |
173.4 |
164.5 |
-6.6 |
2.3 |
|
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
|
EMPLOYMENT |
2932.1 |
2854.5 |
2871.4 |
77.6 |
60.7 |
|
NONFARM WAGE & SALARY |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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