Economy at a Glance

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 785.3 783.1 796.8 794.7 794.1 (P) 790.4

Employment (1)

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 751.6 748.5 754.8 753.1 752.2 (P) 751.9

Unemployment (1)

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 33.7 34.6 42.0 41.6 41.9 (P) 38.4

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 (P) 4.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 851.5 856.9 861.8 854.2 853.1 (P) 849.7

12-month % change
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 -0.2 -0.6 -1.1 -0.4 -1.0 (P) -1.2

Natural Resources and Mining (3)

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 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 (P) 0.4

12-month % change
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 -20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) -20.0

Construction (3)

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 33.2 35.3 35.8 36.2 36.3 (P) 35.6

12-month % change
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 -1.8 -2.2 -4.5 -4.2 -4.0 (P) -3.8

Manufacturing (3)

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 130.7 130.3 131.1 131.4 131.2 (P) 129.7

12-month % change
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 -1.7 -2.2 -2.5 -1.6 -2.0 (P) -2.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 149.2 150.2 150.5 149.0 149.0 (P) 149.1

12-month % change
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 -1.8 -2.4 -2.6 -2.4 -2.4 (P) -2.0

Information (3)

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 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 (P) 17.2

12-month % change
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 -1.1 -1.1 -1.7 -1.7 -2.3 (P) -1.7

Financial Activities (3)

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 57.6 57.4 57.9 58.0 57.9 (P) 57.3

12-month % change
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 -0.5 -1.2 -1.2 -0.5 -1.4 (P) -1.0

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 113.5 113.6 114.8 115.1 114.8 (P) 112.5

12-month % change
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 0.2 -0.1 -1.3 -0.3 -1.5 (P) -2.3

Education and Health Services (3)

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 142.0 142.2 141.2 140.3 140.4 (P) 141.4

12-month % change
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 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.1 (P) 0.9

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 72.3 74.1 75.9 76.2 75.1 (P) 72.9

12-month % change
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 1.7 -0.1 -0.5 -1.3 -3.3 (P) -1.6

Other Services (3)

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 42.4 42.3 43.1 42.8 42.8 (P) 42.0

12-month % change
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 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 (P) -0.2

Government (3)

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 92.8 93.6 93.6 87.3 87.8 (P) 91.6

12-month % change
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 0.2 0.9 0.2 3.8 3.7 (P) 1.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary
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Consumer Price Index: Milwaukee-Racine, WI

CPI-U, All items (1)

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 192.634 195.571 201.955

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (1)

1.8 2.7 4.8

CPI-W, All items (2)

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 196.010 199.243 205.845

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (2)

1.8 2.8 5.0

Footnotes
(1) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: November 20, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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