Labor shortage stems from minority education gap
Lack of minority high school and college grads and wide prosperity gaps will only exacerbate the region’s growing employee shortage, business leaders fear
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Economic growth in Wisconsin is boosting support for Trump in 2020
Wisconsin’s economy has created a lot of new jobs in recent years — but not without a little help from our friend in the White House.
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More Training and Support Could Result in More Disabled Workers Remaining in the Workforce
The central problem with SSDI is that for disabled workers who could reasonably make a return to the labor force through training or rehabilitation, there are few incentives and often not enough support.
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Record Low Unemployment Eight Months in a Row
If George Webbs gives away free hamburgers after 12 Brewer wins in a row, what do Wisconsinites get with record low unemployment for eight months in a row?
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Jobs, jobs, jobs, thanks to low-tax policies
The well-crafted federal tax cuts passed in December are surging investment dollars back into the economy and back onto Main Street.
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Wisconsin Unemployment Drops Again to Record Low 2.8 Percent
As Chubby Checker sang in Limbo Rock, “How low can you go?” Wisconsin’s unemployment just got a little bit lower, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, down to a record low of 2.8 percent.
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Wisconsin Unemployment Continues to Hold at Record Low 2.9 Percent
New figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the state’s unemployment level continues to be at a record low, the Walker Administration announced Thursday. The announcement continues the pattern of low unemployment and high labor force participation for Wisconsin.
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Walker Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin is Working
Back in January, there were many cynics who said we could not accomplish this Ambitious Agenda for 2018 by the end of the legislative session. We not only got it done, but we did it with broad bipartisan support.
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Wisconsin Unemployment at All-Time Low
The Department of Workforce Development announced Thursday Wisconsin’s preliminary,...
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Walker Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin is Working!
Workforce levels are at historic highs. The percentage of people working is one of the best in the nation. And the unemployment rate is now down to 2.9 percent – the lowest in the history of the state.
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