Private sector unions add members

For small business, hiring depends on the industry

Published: October 18, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, hiring, jobs, small business

If you are trying to figure out if small businesses are hiring, it depends on where you look.

Walker says latest national jobs report good news

Published: October 5, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, Scott Walker

Gov. Scott Walker praised the latest national jobs figures showing a drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office, but he refused to credit Obama’s policies for the improvement.

Competing Wis. jobs numbers tell different stories

Published: August 17, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, DWD, jobs, Scott Walker

Wisconsin added nearly 37,500 private sector jobs between March 2011 and March 2012, though total job growth was only 1.1 percent because of government job losses, according to data released Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker’s administration.

Jobs data shows state lagged national average (UPDATE)

Published: June 28, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs

New jobs numbers published Thursday are in line with those Gov. Scott Walker released early, just before his recall election, but they also show that Wisconsin was among the states with the worst records of job creation last year.

Men dominate construction, but women have few problems

Published: June 13, 2012
Tags: Ames Construction, Bureau of Labor Statistics, light rail, women, Women in Construction Co.

With light-rail construction engulfing the University of Minnesota, campus is covered in hard hats and neon vests. But few of those are worn by female workers.

Feds confirm Walker’s job-growth data  

Published: May 30, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett

Gov. Scott Walker’s administration says the job-growth numbers he made public earlier than normal have been verified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Feds say Wisconsin first in jobs lost

Published: April 25, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Workforce Development, DWD, jobs, Kathleen Falk, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett

Wisconsin lost more jobs in the past year than any other state, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

GOP proposes changing federal worker pensions

Published: February 8, 2012
Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, transportation bill

Federal employees would pay more toward their pensions and new employees would receive less generous retirement benefits under a House Republican plan to pay for highway programs.

State loses 4,100 construction jobs in a year

Published: February 1, 2012
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors, Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs

Wisconsin lost 4,100 construction jobs from December 2010 to December 2011, according to the latest federal employment data.