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Jim Doyle Governor Roberta Gassman Secretary

State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

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]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 24, 2009 CONTACT: Chris Marschman, Communications Specialist, 608-261-6705
County Maps I Labor Force Summary by MSA I Labor Force Summary by County On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2009/unemployment/0509_local_lmi.pdf

MAY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ANNOUNCED
MADISON ­ Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today released May 2009 local unemployment rate estimates for Wisconsin cities, counties, and metropolitan areas. "We are encouraged to see rates improve in many counties and a number of metro areas," Secretary Gassman said. "Even so, the global recession challenges many communities. Under Governor Doyle's leadership, we are using all the resources at our disposal to provide employment and training services to workers, connect them with employers, and get the economy moving forward." METRO AREAS Unemployment rates decreased in four of the state's 12 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in May compared to April, increased in four, and saw no change in four. When compared to rates of May 2008, all 12 MSAs had higher unemployment rates last month. The Madison MSA had the lowest rate in April at 6.2 percent. The Janesville MSA recorded the highest rate at 12.9 percent. Preliminary figures for non-farm wage and salary jobs showed an increase in each of the 11 reporting areas. All 11 reporting areas had fewer jobs compared to employment totals for May 2008. COUNTIES In May, unemployment rates decreased in 49 of 72 Wisconsin counties, increased in 16, and remained the same in seven. Dane County recorded the lowest rate at 5.9 percent, followed by Pepin at 6.5 percent. La Crosse, Buffalo, and Eau Claire counties all recorded rates of 6.6 percent. The highest rates were recorded in Rusk County at 13.4 percent, Rock County at 12.9 percent, and Iron County at 12.8 percent. On an annual basis, unemployment rates increased in all 72 counties. The smallest increase occurred in Bayfield, which recorded a 2.4 percentage point increase. The biggest increase occurred in Oconto County, where the unemployment rate increased 7.1 percentage points to 11.9 percent. - 30 -

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Employment and Labor Force
May 2009 Place of Residence Data
Unadjusted labor force estimates Total labor force Employed Unemployed Wis. Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate Adjusted labor force estimates Total labor force Employed Unemployed Wis. Unemployment Rate U.S. Unemployment Rate Current 3,104,700 2,828,400 276,300 8.9% 9.4% Month Ago 3,110,800 2,842,200 268,600 8.6% 8.9% Year Ago 3,075,300 2,940,800 134,400 4.4% 5.5% Current 3,086,800 2,818,100 268,700 8.7% 9.1% Month Ago 3,085,600 2,813,400 272,100 8.8% 8.6% Year Ago 3,067,300 2,939,800 127,500 4.2% 5.2%

Unadjusted Unemployment Rate, by WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) MSA Wisconsin Appleton Eau Claire Fond du Lac Green Bay Janesville La Crosse Madison Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis Oshkosh-Neenah Racine Sheboygan Wausau Current 8.7% 8.6% 7.1% 8.9% 8.4% 12.9% 6.8% 6.2% 9.0% 8.0% 10.2% 9.5% 9.2% Month Ago 8.8% 8.6% 7.4% 9.0% 8.4% 12.9% 6.8% 6.0% 8.9% 8.1% 10.6% 9.2% 9.0% Year Ago 4.2% 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 4.1% 6.0% 3.5% 3.1% 4.3% 3.9% 4.9% 3.7% 4.2%

Place of Work Data
Nonfarm wage and salary estimates, by WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), in thousands MSA Wisconsin Appleton Eau Claire Green Bay Janesville La Crosse Madison Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis Oshkosh-Neenah Racine Sheboygan Wausau Current 2,769,900 115,300 82,100 165,400 65,200 74,300 341,900 815,600 93,000 77,400 61,600 69,300 Month Ago 2,736,000 113,300 81,000 163,900 64,200 73,300 337,500 811,700 92,100 76,900 60,800 68,900 Year Ago 2,903,700 119,200 84,100 170,100 68,500 76,600 351,600 860,400 94,900 80,700 64,800 72,700

Source *LAUS/CES and DWD Bureau of Workforce Information, and DWD office of Economic Advisors. Fond du Lac MSA wage and salary estimates not reported due to Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics policy changes

WISCONSIN COUNTIES Unemployment Rates May 2009
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
RANK COUNTY RATE LAST RATE LAST RANK YR AGO RATE RANK COUNTY RATE LAST RATE LAST RANK YR AGO

28 14 44 49 54 68 11 45 50 37 51 32 72 25 58 52 67 69 21 39 13 60 30 24 57 3 38 35 18 12 65 70 66 17 7 10

ADAMS ASHLAND BARRON BAYFIELD BROWN BUFFALO BURNETT CALUMET CHIPPEWA CLARK COLUMBIA CRAWFORD DANE DODGE DOOR DOUGLAS DUNN EAU CLAIRE FLORENCE
FOND DU LAC

9.4% 10.4% 8.5% 8.1% 8.0% 6.6% 10.5% 8.4% 8.1% 8.9% 8.1% 9.2% 5.9% 9.5% 7.6% 8.0% 6.9% 6.6% 9.8% 8.9% 10.4% 7.4% 9.4% 9.5% 7.7% 12.8% 8.9% 9.1% 10.1% 10.5% 7.2% 6.6% 7.0% 10.2% 11.7% 10.9%

10.2% 10.8% 9.6% 10.6% 7.9% 7.2% 12.0% 8.4% 8.8% 9.7% 8.2% 9.6% 5.6% 9.4% 9.4% 9.0% 7.6% 6.6% 9.9% 9.0% 12.0% 7.3% 9.3% 9.7% 8.2% 14.0% 9.3% 9.2% 9.9% 10.4% 7.3% 6.6% 7.2% 10.3% 11.6% 10.9%

23 18 30 19 58 68 9 53 47 28 55 31 72 36 35 44 61 70 25 45 8 67 39 29 54 2 37 40 26 21 65 71 69 22 12 15

5.1% 5.3% 4.5% 5.7% 4.0% 3.4% 6.0% 3.5% 4.0% 5.0% 4.0% 4.6% 3.0% 4.2% 4.2% 4.8% 3.7% 3.5% 4.5% 3.9% 5.7% 3.9% 4.1% 4.6% 3.8% 7.1% 4.2% 3.9% 4.7% 4.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.3% 4.9% 4.9% 4.2%

33 6 23 4 22 59 5 40 43 55 71 61 20 63 9 16 46 2 1 48 31 29 26 47 8 62 64 36 41 27 34 56 15 19 53 42

MARATHON MARINETTE MARQUETTE MENOMINEE MILWAUKEE MONROE OCONTO ONEIDA OUTAGAMIE OZAUKEE PEPIN PIERCE POLK PORTAGE PRICE RACINE RICHLAND ROCK RUSK SAUK SAWYER SHAWANO SHEBOYGAN ST. CROIX TAYLOR TREMPEALEAU VERNON VILAS WALWORTH WASHBURN WASHINGTON WAUKESHA WAUPACA WAUSHARA WINNEBAGO WOOD

9.2% 11.7% 9.6% 12.5% 9.7% 7.5% 11.9% 8.8% 8.6% 7.9% 6.5% 7.3% 9.9% 7.3% 11.4% 10.2% 8.3% 12.9% 13.4% 8.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.5% 8.2% 11.5% 7.3% 7.2% 9.0% 8.8% 9.4% 9.1% 7.8% 10.4% 10.0% 8.0% 8.7%

9.0% 11.9% 10.0% 13.2% 9.6% 7.4% 12.7% 10.8% 8.7% 7.7% 7.9% 8.7% 11.2% 7.3% 11.4% 10.6% 8.8% 12.9% 14.6% 8.5% 11.8% 9.6% 9.2% 9.1% 12.6% 7.4% 7.6% 12.2% 9.1% 10.8% 9.3% 7.7% 9.8% 9.5% 8.1% 8.8%

46 10 24 3 33 64 5 16 51 60 57 50 14 66 13 20 48 4 1 52 11 32 41 42 6 63 62 7 43 17 38 59 27 34 56 49

4.2% 5.0% 4.9% 9.2% 5.0% 3.7% 4.8% 4.9% 3.9% 3.2% 3.5% 3.9% 4.8% 3.9% 4.6% 4.9% 4.0% 6.0% 6.4% 3.9% 5.6% 4.4% 3.7% 3.9% 6.4% 3.5% 3.9% 5.0% 3.8% 5.4% 3.7% 3.4% 4.4% 4.8% 3.9% 4.3%

FOREST GRANT GREEN GREEN LAKE IOWA IRON JACKSON JEFFERSON JUNEAU KENOSHA KEWAUNEE LA CROSSE LAFAYETTE LANGLADE LINCOLN MANITOWOC

Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of workforce Training ­ Labor Market Information Section

WISCONSIN CITIES Unemployment Rates May 2009
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

RANK CITY

RATE

LAST RATE
11.5% 17.5% 6.3% 3.0% 7.3% 11.1% 6.7% 12.3% 8.2% 14.7% 11.4% 7.7% 5.2% 13.2% 7.6% 11.3% 10.8% 8.3% 7.0% 7.9% 9.0% 17.1% 12.0% 8.9% 7.7% 8.4% 10.8% 12.5% 6.3% 9.5% 13.8%

LAST RANK
9 1 29 31 25 12 27 7 20 3 10 22 30 5 24 11 13 19 26 21 16 2 8 17 23 18 14 6 28 15 4

YR AGO RATE
5.1% 7.6% 3.0% 2.1% 3.9% 4.6% 3.5% 6.0% 4.1% 7.2% 5.0% 3.8% 3.0% 5.0% 3.3% 6.0% 5.1% 4.0% 3.4% 3.7% 4.2% 7.5% 4.8% 5.0% 3.6% 5.1% 4.3% 5.1% 3.5% 4.4% 5.6%

11 1 28 31 25 12 26 8 18 3 9 22 30 4 24 10 13 19 27 20 17 2 7 16 23 21 14 6 29 15 5

APPLETON CITY BELOIT CITY BROOKFIELD CITY CALEDONIA VILLAGE EAU CLAIRE CITY FOND DU LAC CITY FRANKLIN CITY GREEN BAY CITY GREENFIELD CITY JANESVILLE CITY KENOSHA CITY LA CROSSE CITY MADISON CITY MANITOWOC CITY MENOMONEE FALLS VILLAGE MILWAUKEE CITY MOUNT PLEASANT VILLAGE NEENAH CITY NEW BERLIN CITY OAK CREEK CITY OSHKOSH CITY RACINE CITY SHEBOYGAN CITY STEVENS POINT CITY SUN PRAIRIE CITY SUPERIOR CITY WAUKESHA CITY WAUSAU CITY WAUWATOSA CITY WEST ALLIS CITY WEST BEND CITY

11.3% 18.1% 6.8% 3.6% 7.4% 11.0% 7.3% 12.3% 8.6% 14.3% 11.6% 7.8% 5.7% 13.5% 7.8% 11.4% 10.7% 8.5% 7.2% 8.0% 8.9% 16.1% 12.7% 9.0% 7.8% 7.9% 10.7% 12.8% 6.5% 9.3% 13.3%

Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of workforce Training ­ Labor Market Information Section