In late August, nurses at UW Health voted to support a three day walkout set for mid-September. The nurses’ campaign for a union began in 2019. The nurses have asked for voluntary recognition by demonstrating …
Year: 2022
Editorial | The State of Working Wisconsin is Actually Quite Good
The authoritative measure of Wisconsin’s economic circumstance suggests that we actually have something to celebrate this Labor Day. Indeed, according to the State of Working Wisconsin report from the UW-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), …
Job Fair Targets a Rarity in the Tech Industry: Women
Dresser said there are ways tech companies can be more deliberate about diversifying their talent pools, including leadership positions. They can provide child care supports, she said, and structure roles around the individual candidate’s strengths …
June 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 has cooled somewhat after the steady growth in preceding months. In June the state lost 1,800 jobs. Even so, we have come a long way out of the massive jobs hole created in March 2020.
May 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in May with the state adding 2,200 jobs. Even so, the state has 2.1% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
April 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in April with the state adding 2,700 jobs. Even so, the state has 2.2% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
March 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in March with the state adding 1,000 jobs – albeit at a significantly slower rate than last month. We have come a long way out of the massive jobs hole created in March 2020. Even so, the state has 2.3% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
As demand rises, wages for Wisconsin home care workers stagnate
“These public programs have really choked the wages in a lot of ways,” said Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of UW-Madison think tank COWS who has spent decades studying low-wage work. “It’s …
February 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in February with the state adding 18,600 jobs. Even with this growth, the state has 77,300 fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic – almost exactly 2 years …
What does record-low unemployment mean for Wisconsin? Experts weigh in
“The economy has a lot of jobs and this gives workers more leverage than they’ve had in a while. There’s some evidence that the strongest wage increases are happening in our lowest wage sectors,” Laura …