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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 »August construction employment rises again in Wisconsin, nationally
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 »Industry unemployment falls in all 50 states; Wisconsin at 3.4 percent
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 »Walker’s graduation pledge reminiscent of jobs promise
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 »Foxconn deal requires state to act soon on tax breaks
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 »State’s unemployment drops to 3.1 percent in May
Wisconsin's unemployment rate is at its lowest level since October 1999.
Read More »Tax credit paying off for job cutters
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 »Panel to approve drug tests for jobs programs
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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Read More »Wisconsin adds construction jobs in April
Wisconsin was among 39 states whose construction industries added jobs between April 2016 and April this year, according to seasonally adjusted numbers.
Read More »Four metro areas gain construction jobs in March
Construction employment was up in four of Wisconsin’s metropolitan areas, unchanged in three and down in five in March.
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