Economy at a Glance

Wisconsin

Wisconsin
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 3,058.1 3,055.8 3,057.8 3,057.0 3,055.5 (P) 3,054.2

Employment (1)

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 2,819.0 2,815.9 2,819.2 2,822.9 2,831.5 (P) 2,838.4

Unemployment (1)

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 239.1 240.0 238.6 234.1 223.9 (P) 215.8

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.3 (P) 7.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 2,768.7 2,768.2 2,757.2 2,754.8 2,741.2 (P) 2,739.5

12-month % change
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 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 (P) 0.1

Mining and Logging (3)

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 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 (P) 3.0

12-month % change
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 3.4 3.4 3.4 6.9 3.4 (P) 3.4

Construction (3)

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 90.1 86.6 88.2 86.4 83.9 (P) 85.8

12-month % change
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 -2.7 -6.9 -4.9 -8.2 -9.3 (P) -4.2

Manufacturing (3)

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 448.8 449.6 446.1 442.9 439.9 (P) 443.2

12-month % change
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 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.5 1.3 (P) 2.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 515.1 515.7 512.5 513.2 510.6 (P) 513.3

12-month % change
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 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.3 0.7 (P) 1.2

Information (3)

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 47.6 47.0 47.2 47.4 47.4 (P) 46.5

12-month % change
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 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.5 (P) -0.2

Financial Activities (3)

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 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.6 152.4 (P) 152.1

12-month % change
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 -3.1 -2.9 -2.9 -2.4 -2.2 (P) -2.0

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 268.2 266.9 266.3 268.2 267.2 (P) 264.4

12-month % change
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 -0.3 -1.2 -1.6 -1.1 -0.7 (P) -1.6

Education & Health Services (3)

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 424.8 427.5 430.1 430.1 429.1 (P) 428.1

12-month % change
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 1.6 2.1 2.7 2.0 2.8 (P) 2.0

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 253.8 255.2 255.5 259.8 260.0 (P) 253.9

12-month % change
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 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.9 2.8 (P) -0.1

Other Services (3)

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 143.6 143.2 144.9 141.5 141.1 (P) 140.4

12-month % change
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 4.8 4.4 5.9 1.8 1.8 (P) 1.1

Government (3)

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 421.1 420.8 410.6 409.6 406.6 (P) 408.8

12-month % change
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 0.1 -0.1 -1.5 -2.2 -2.9 (P) -2.5

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 83 38 40 38 90 111

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 8,060 3,704 3,851 3,577 9,359 10,117

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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