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Mar
25
County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin — Third Quarter 2019
Employment rose in 2 of the 7 largest counties in Wisconsin from September 2018 to September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mar
20
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.
Mar
19
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — February 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.629 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in February 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,106.8 | (r)3,108.1 | (r)3,108.2 | (r)3,108.1 | 3,110.1 | (p)3,109.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)2,999.7 | (r)3,000.6 | (r)3,000.6 | (r)3,000.6 | 3,000.5 | (p)3,000.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)107.1 | (r)107.6 | (r)107.6 | (r)107.6 | 109.6 | (p)108.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.4 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,972.3 | 2,972.7 | 2,974.1 | 2,987.5 | 2,993.1 | (p)2,998.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.8 | -12.8 | -8.9 | -8.9 | -8.7 | (p)-6.8 |
Construction(3) |
|
124.5 | 123.7 | 124.4 | 124.2 | 126.5 | (p)127.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | (p)3.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
482.9 | 480.9 | 481.8 | 485.2 | 483.4 | (p)484.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | (p)-0.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
532.3 | 529.4 | 529.2 | 531.3 | 533.5 | (p)532.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.1 | (p)-0.7 |
Information(3) |
|
47.0 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.8 | 46.7 | (p)46.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-0.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
154.3 | 154.3 | 155.2 | 155.1 | 156.0 | (p)156.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
324.1 | 324.5 | 326.6 | 329.0 | 330.2 | (p)329.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | (p)0.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
464.3 | 466.1 | 466.7 | 468.1 | 469.8 | (p)470.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
282.1 | 284.1 | 283.0 | 285.8 | 284.7 | (p)287.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | (p)1.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
152.2 | 152.1 | 150.6 | 152.0 | 151.4 | (p)151.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Government(3) |
|
404.5 | 406.9 | 405.8 | 405.9 | 406.7 | (p)408.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | (p)1.1 |
|
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