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6 Ways to Measure State of Workers
The data shows some surprising improvements in Wisconsin employment picture.
Sep 7th, 2021 by Steven Walters
Will Pandemic Benefits’ End Ease Worker Shortage?
Research iffy on whether extended unemployment benefits created disincentive to work.
Sep 6th, 2021 by Nusaiba Mizan
Wisconsin Invented Unemployment Insurance
Jobless benefits began in 1932 with $15 check. Program now crucial during pandemic.
Aug 17th, 2020 by Steven Walters
COVID-19 Pandemic Hitting Low-Wage Workers Hardest
Low-wage workers are more likely to lose their job and get the virus.
Aug 1st, 2020 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Evers Introduces Police Reform Legislation
Bills banning police use of chokeholds, no-knock warrants part of legislative package.
Jun 20th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Trump Running On The Economy
But warning signs are flashing nationally and in Wisconsin.
Feb 3rd, 2020 by Bill Kaplan
Midwest, State’s Racial Gaps Grow
State’s African Americans far behind in education, employment, wages.
Oct 17th, 2019 by Erik Gunn
Local Climate Change Task Force Proposed
Common Council okays City-County Joint Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
State’s Middle Class Hasn’t Rebounded
Study finds 55.7% of state’s households are middle-income, down from 59.7% in 2000.
May 30th, 2019 by Shamane Mills
Can State Produce 100% of Energy Needs?
New study finds economic, environmental benefits by repurposing $14 billion a year spent to import energy.
Mar 12th, 2019 by Brady Carlson
Left Behind by the Economic Recovery
Study of state shows stagnant wages for most and pockets of rural and urban unemployment.
Sep 23rd, 2018 by Scott Gordon
Uneven Progress for Wisconsin Workers
Slow job growth, wage stagnation and one in four workers earn poverty wages.
Sep 6th, 2016 by Jon Peacock
