Wisconsin’s economic recovery is on an unsteady path, with jobs falling slightly in October. We have come a long way out of the jobs deficit we faced March 2020. But progress ground to halt after early …
Year: 2021
October unemployment drops, jobs increase, although numbers are modest
The number of available Wisconsin workers remains small as people leave the labor force. Interview with Laura Dresser by Erik Gunn in November 19, 2021, Wisconsin Examiner.
September 2021 Data Analysis
The economic recovery continues to sputter. Good news in May-June was interrupted by slower growth later in the summer. Federal investments in recovery continue to support Wisconsin’s families and children. But some of the programs …
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remains at 3.9% for the sixth month in a row
“The pandemic really exacerbated and exposed some underlying issues in these labor markets, and those are issues relating to low wage jobs and gender inequality in the way we think about the distribution of care …
The UW Now: Understanding the Labor Shortage – Livestream Event with Laura Dresser
The UW Now Livestream presents Understanding the Labor Shortage Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7p CT Permanent Link Wisconsin Alumni Association YouTube channel The labor market continues to be an obstacle to a full economic recovery, …
Can a Milwaukee janitors’ contract plant the seeds of a new middle class?
Wisconsin Examiner‘s Erik Gunn covers union expansion in the Milwaukee suburbs. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for more than a decade, and activists seeking to raise it have promoted …
August 2021 Data Analysis
In March 2020, the US took dramatic steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. States issued stay-at-home orders, the economy contracted dramatically, jobs plummeted, and unemployment spiked. After the collapse, the economy improved rapidly in …
WUWM’s Lake Effect: Wisconsin’s Low-Wage Workers & COWS Annual Labor Report
WUWM’s Lake Effect interviews Laura Dresser about Wisconsin’s Low Wage Workers & COWS Annual Labor Report.
Wisconsin’s Labor Movement is Having a Big Moment
As Labor Day 2021 rolls around, Wisconsin workers face their greatest opportunity for wage growth and unionization in years. The post Wisconsin’s Labor Movement is Having a Big Moment appeared first on UpNorthNews | Wisconsin News For You.
Better Wages, Stronger Benefits Key To Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery, UW-Madison Study Finds
“Many of the problems that the State of Working Wisconsin has documented for more than two decades were really exposed and exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and its impact on work,” said Laura Dresser. “The very …