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According to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wisconsin lost 13,200 jobs in June, including 11,700 private sector jobs, while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Wisconsin went up in June, 2012 to 7.0% compared to 6.8% in May, 2012. Ouch. Poor Reggie Newson. He is the current Secretary of...
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There is “Real Wisconsin Cheese” and there is cheese in a can. In the same way, there are real labor statistics and there are fake labor statistics. On Wednesday, Reggie Newsen, the Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), created a smokescreen with a set of job numbers that showed modest job growth...
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The following table from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics just might be the most telling example of what a disaster Scott Walker’s economic policies have been for Wisconsin. It also helps illustrate the methods used by Walker’s administration to confuse the public. The data are quite clear. There were 23,900 fewer employees on...
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After two months of job gains, I had a feeling the latest job numbers delivered by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) wouldn’t be good. The monthly figures are compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) but Wisconsin’s numbers are often released ahead of time by DWD Secretary Reggie Newson. The...
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Department of Workforce Development(DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson today attempted to rebut an earlier press release from State Rep. Peter Barca. Barca’s statement is linked to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing definitively that Wisconsin lost more jobs last year (12,500) than any other state in the nation. It’s not really...
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Governor Scott Walker has frequently boasted about 13,500 private sector jobs created in Wisconsin in 2011. Newly revised and more reliable figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS) indicate that the state actually lost 9,700 private sector jobs last year. In the middle of a job losing streak that stretched to six consecutive...
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I have mixed feelings about the ease of my self-assigned task of reporting Wisconsin’s employment data in the worst light possible. Obviously it hurts to see so many Wisconsinites still looking for full-time, decent-paying jobs that just aren’t there, but it’s no surprise that Walker’s economic strategy has resulted in a 6th straight month...
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary national employment numbers today for the month of November. Once again, Wisconsin leads the way in job losses – 14,600 jobs lost after adjusting for seasonal factors. From the BLS report: The largest over-the-month statistically significant declines in employment occurred in Wisconsin (-14,600) and Minnesota...
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Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald and Governor Scott Walker each yelled “squirrel” today, attempting to distract the hounds that are getting close to recalling Walker. Fitzgerald spewed some nonsense about restructuring the non-partisan Government Accountability Board (GAB), the agency that oversees elections in Wisconsin. He also introduced a bill to make signing a recall petition...
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Poking around the web, I found some projections authored in August 2010 by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Office of Economic Advisors (OEA). Their best guess is that Wisconsin will experience a net loss of 10% of all manufacturing jobs between 2008 and 2018. This is on top of the thousands of...
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