Thursday, June 17, 2010

State Lost Private Sector Jobs

This is not good news.

Wisconsin’s economy lost 7,900 private-sector jobs in May but federal, state and local governments hired enough workers to offset the private-sector declines, according to the state’s latest employment report, released Thursday.

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Thursday’s data, however, made clear that all levels of government hired in May.

The federal government added 3,800 jobs after adjustments to account for seasonal factors, such as the start of school vacations. Without adjustments, the federal government added 4,100 positions.

State government added 3,100 jobs with adjustments and 2,900 without. Local and county governments added an adjusted 1,000 jobs and an unadjusted 1,200 jobs.

Fewer and fewer private sector workers to pay for more and more government workers.  It’s an unsustainable trend.

(3) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1948 hrs
Economy + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Not to worry, the Ministry of Truth will come out with revised numbers in a week or two and it will all be better.

    Posted by Jay4Liberty on June 18, 2010 at 0849 hrs


  2. Followed by confirmation from the Department of Redundancy Department.

    Posted by Charlie Hillman on June 18, 2010 at 1107 hrs


  3. Where’s the information showing a “trend”?
    What is a trend?  How many months in succession?
    This is the information for May.
    I’ll trust when verified.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 18, 2010 at 1445 hrs


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