Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wisconsin Losing Jobs

Sigh… it goes on. 

Wisconsin lost 1,000 private-sector jobs in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.

Manufacturing, information and financial services, and arts and entertainment all lost jobs, according to the latest data.

In the public sector, meanwhile, employment at all levels of government - local, state and federal - lost jobs in June as well. The federal government lost the greatest number of jobs - 3,600 - which coincide with the expiration of short-term canvassing work for the 2010 census.

(4) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1658 hrs
Economy + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. ed hardy

    Posted by ed hardy on July 15, 2010 at 2156 hrs


  2. Yep.  And now word is Wolf Appliance (Sub-Zero) in Madison may head to Kentucky if their unionized employees don’t agree to a 20% pay cut.  Double sigh.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 16, 2010 at 0758 hrs


  3. I find it interesting that FOX 6 announced today that the unemployment rate in Wisconsin hasn’t been this good since 2007. I guess it depends on what part of the statistics you want to spin.
    Wisconsin Radio Network Reports “Without accounting for seasonal factors, unemployment actually increased in June.”  http://www.wrn.com/2010/07/state-unemployment-continues-to-decline/
    What can it mean when reporting doesn’t line up with what we see?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 16, 2010 at 1024 hrs


  4. No, you guys are wrong. The stimulus worked. The employment numbers weren’t overstated short term work for the census, there really is positive activity out there.

    Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and the CBO tell me so.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 17, 2010 at 0905 hrs


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