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Jim Doyle Governor Roberta Gassman Secretary

State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 18, 2009 CONTACT: Chris Marschman, Communications Specialist, 608-261-6705

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 201 East Washington Avenue P.O. Box 7946 Madison, WI 53707-7946 Telephone: (608) 266-3131 Fax: (608) 266-1784 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/ e-mail: [email protected]

MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED
Unadjusted Data
MADISON ­ Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin's unemployment rate for May was 8.7 percent, down 0.1 percentage points from April's 8.8 percent, and down 0.7 percentage points from March's 9.4 percent. The May rate was 4.5 percentage points higher than the rate of 4.2 percent for Wisconsin in May of 2008. The national rate for May was 9.1 percent, compared to 8.6 percent in April and 9.0 percent in March. The national rate for May is 3.9 percentage points higher than the 5.2 percent recorded in May 2008. "While the global recession continues to impact workers and families across Wisconsin, we are working hard to meet the employment needs of job seekers and employers, and we are taking decisive action through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide training, connect workers with skills, and put people back to work," Secretary Gassman said. From April to May, total Wisconsin non-farm jobs increased by an estimated 33,900 to 2,769,900. Goods Producers added 5,800 jobs, while Service Producers gained 28,100 jobs over the month. Among Service producers, Leisure & Hospitality led the way with an increase of 18,300 jobs over the month, followed by Professional and Business Services, up 5,400. The Construction sector led Goods Producers, with an increase of 10,100. Over the year, May 2009 showed a decline of 133,800 Wisconsin non-farm jobs. Goods Producers were down 78,400, mostly in Manufacturing, which was down 61,500. Service sector jobs declined by 55,400 over the year, led by Professional & Business Services, which lost 21,900 jobs. The May survey of Wisconsin households showed 4,700 more employed than in May, and 121,700 fewer employed than one year ago. Wisconsin's civilian labor force was up 1,200 to 3,086,800 in May, an increase of 19,500 over May 2008.

Adjusted Data
The seasonally adjusted Wisconsin unemployment rate for May 2009 was 8.9 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from April 2009 and up 4.5 percentage points from May 2008. The national seasonally adjusted May 2009 rate was 9.4 percent. This compares to 8.9 percent in April 2009, 8.5 percent in March 2009 and 5.5 percent in May 2008. Total state employment was down 13,800 over the month and down 112,400 over the year. - 30 -

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WISCONSIN LABOR FORCE SUMMARY NET CHANGE FROM
ITEM PLACE OF RESIDENCE DATA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT (1) UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PLACE OF WORK DATA PRELIM. MAY 09 FINAL APR 09 YEAR AGO MAY 08 MONTH AGO YEAR AGO

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

3,086,800 2,818,100 268,700 8.7%

3,085,600 2,813,400 272,100 8.8%

3,067,300 2,939,800 127,500 4.2%

1,200 4,700 -3,400 -0.1

19,500 -121,700 141,200 4.5

NONFARM WAGE & SALARY
TOTAL PRIVATE GOODS PRODUCING NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING Durable Goods Nondurable Goods SERVICE PRODUCING TRADE Wholesale Trade Retail Trade TRANS., WAREHOUSE, & UTILITIES Utilities INFORMATION FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Finance and Insurance Real Estate, Rental, & Lease PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES Prof., Scien., & Tech. Services Mgmt. Of Companies and Enterprises Admin. Support & Waste Mgmt. Services EDUCATIONAL & HEALTH SERVICES Educational Services Health Care & Social Assistance LEISURE & HOSPITALITY Arts, Entertain., & Recreation Accommodation & Food Services OTHER SERVICES, except Public Admin GOVERNMENT Federal Government State Government Local Government PERSONS INVOLVED IN L-M DISPUTES (1) Includes L-M Disputes CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT (1) UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

2,769,900 2,331,800 542,200 3,300 106,700 432,200 263,100 169,100 2,227,700 410,600 114,200 296,400 102,000 10,300 49,300 159,600 133,300 26,300 259,200 100,300 42,500 116,400 414,100 50,400 363,700 260,100 36,500 223,600 134,700 438,100 30,200 107,100 300,800
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2,736,000 2,296,600 536,400 2,900 96,600 436,900 266,600 170,300 2,199,600 407,800 114,700 293,100 101,200 10,300 49,100 159,400 133,600 25,800 253,800 100,500 43,000 110,300 414,500 50,400 364,100 241,800 30,100 211,700 132,600 439,400 31,000 108,100 300,300
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2,903,700 2,471,200 620,600 3,500 123,400 493,700 310,800 182,900 2,283,100 432,900 123,300 309,600 109,700 11,100 50,900 164,800 137,100 27,700 281,100 99,100 44,400 137,600 404,500 48,100 356,400 267,600 39,000 228,600 139,100 432,500 29,600 109,200 293,700
250

33,900 35,200 5,800 400 10,100 -4,700 -3,500 -1,200 28,100 2,800 -500 3,300 800 0 200 200 -300 500 5,400 -200 -500 6,100 -400 0 -400 18,300 6,400 11,900 2,100 -1,300 -800 -1,000 500 -34

-133,800 -139,400 -78,400 -200 -16,700 -61,500 -47,700 -13,800 -55,400 -22,300 -9,100 -13,200 -7,700 -800 -1,600 -5,200 -3,800 -1,400 -21,900 1,200 -1,900 -21,200 9,600 2,300 7,300 -7,500 -2,500 -5,000 -4,400 5,600 600 -2,100 7,100 -250

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

3,104,700 2,828,400 276,300 8.9%

3,110,800 2,842,200 268,600 8.6%

3,075,300 2,940,800 134,400 4.4%

-6,100 -13,800 7,700 0.3

29,400 -112,400 141,900 4.5

*Differences in totals may occur as a result of rounding. Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Employment Statistics programs, Labor Market Information Section.