Several Wisconsin counties saw slight growth in new construction over the last year while a dozen saw less than 1% growth, according to a state revenue department report. Meanwhile, construction was among employment sectors which exceeded 2019 levels, according to a separate report.
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Read More »The cost of construction in Milwaukee fell slightly in the second quarter of 2019, but remains above historic averages, as year-over-year construction employment growth has softened locally, according to a market analysis from Mortenson Construction.
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Read More »Wisconsin's unemployment insurance fund has beefed up its reserves, boasting the largest rainy day fund in nearly two decades after falling deeply into debt during the Great Recession.
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Read More »Forty-five states and the District of Columbia — Wisconsin included — added construction jobs between August 2017 and August 2018, while 33 states added construction jobs between July and August, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Read More »Construction unemployment fell in Wisconsin and every other state in the country in July for the second time this year, according to a trade group’s analysis, showing that the industry remains in the grips of a labor shortage.
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Read More »Gov. Scott Walker, who famously promised in 2010 to create 250,000 jobs but still hasn't done it, has made a new pledge for his latest campaign: give Wisconsin the country's highest rate in the country for high-school graduations.
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Read More »A Rust Belt state that built a manufacturing legacy through assembly-line jobs will have to quickly transition to a more highly skilled workforce now that Foxconn has selected Wisconsin as the site of its coveted U.S. electronics plant.
Read More »Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at its lowest level since October 1999.
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Wisconsin lost nearly 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2016. Adding injury to injury, the GOP is forcing workers to pay off the insiders who eliminated the jobs with 300 million hard-earned tax dollars every year.
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Read More »The state Legislature's budget-writing committee is expected to approve requiring about 14,000 people who apply for Wisconsin Works jobs programs to be screened for drug use.
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