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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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News Releases:

Jan
11

Women’s Earnings In Wisconsin — 2017

In 2017, Wisconsin women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $777, or 83.0 percent of the $936 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.

Nov
19

Union Members in Wisconsin — 2018

In 2018, union members accounted for 8.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Wisconsin, compared with 8.3 percent in 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
20

Testing-imageWdata-Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wisconsin — 2017

Wisconsin’s private industry employers reported 71,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2017, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.6 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:

Wisconsin
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
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2021		 Apr
2021		 May
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,053.8 3,056.7 3,059.4 3,066.3 (p)3,075.3  

Employment(1)

 (r)2,932.2 2,939.8 2,942.9 2,948.9 (p)2,956.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)121.6 116.9 116.6 117.3 (p)119.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 (p)3.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,831.1 2,837.7 2,836.9 2,848.0 2,856.7 (p)2,860.3

12-month % change

 -5.3 -5.3 -5.4 -4.4 10.3 (p)8.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 (p)3.5

12-month % change

 -12.5 -10.0 -7.7 -5.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 126.7 123.0 119.5 122.2 125.7 (p)123.5

12-month % change

 0.3 -2.9 -5.8 -3.6 7.2 (p)1.6

Manufacturing(3)

 467.1 467.5 469.4 470.0 470.2 (p)473.7

12-month % change

 -2.8 -2.5 -2.0 -1.7 7.0 (p)6.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 525.8 528.0 528.2 528.5 528.9 (p)528.9

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 11.6 (p)8.2

Information(3)

 44.4 45.6 45.1 44.9 44.7 (p)44.8

12-month % change

 -5.7 -3.0 -4.2 -4.9 1.8 (p)2.1

Financial Activities(3)

 150.9 150.3 150.0 150.7 150.6 (p)150.0

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.9 -3.2 -2.8 0.0 (p)-0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 316.5 319.1 321.2 317.7 318.9 (p)319.6

12-month % change

 -2.3 -2.5 -1.1 -1.2 9.1 (p)8.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 448.3 447.6 446.7 448.8 447.8 (p)449.4

12-month % change

 -4.0 -4.4 -4.8 -4.0 5.1 (p)4.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 224.0 225.4 227.8 233.1 236.6 (p)234.8

12-month % change

 -22.1 -21.8 -20.9 -16.6 66.5 (p)41.2

Other Services(3)

 145.7 145.1 146.2 147.4 147.4 (p)149.6

12-month % change

 -4.8 -5.4 -4.8 -3.3 17.8 (p)13.5

Government(3)

 378.2 382.5 379.2 381.1 382.3 (p)382.5

12-month % change

 -7.9 -6.6 -8.4 -7.4 1.6 (p)4.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Appleton Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Green Bay Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Madison, WI, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Milwaukee Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Chicago Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Duluth Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Midwest Economy - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2021
Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2021
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Chicago Metropolitan Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2019
Women’s Earnings In Wisconsin — 2017 Pay News Release Jan 2022
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2020
Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas Average energy prices Table Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin — Third Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release May 2019
Consumer Price Index, Milwaukee-Racine — Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Chicago Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Milwaukee Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for Minneapolis Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Midwest Consumer Price Index Card - PDF Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Wisconsin — 2018 Unemployment News Release Apr 2019
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Union Members in Wisconsin — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
Chicago Area Employment — August 2019 Employment News Release Oct 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake County-Kenosha County — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Madison — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Midwest Economy - Union Membership Employment Table Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Wisconsin — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2019
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2019
Union Membership Historical Table for Wisconsin Employment Table Mar 2019
Business Employment Dynamics Regional Historical Table Employment Table Sep 2019
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Green Bay — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin — First Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Dec 2018
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wisconsin — 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Computer Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wisconsin — 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2020
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Apr 2020
Chicago Area Employment — August 2019 Employment News Release Apr 2020
Windows2016 TEST Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wisconsin — 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Aug 2020
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Union Members in Wisconsin — 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2020