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Wisconsin IDEA
Insight • Data • Economics • Analysis
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Total Employment in WI Remains Below Pre-Pandemic LevelState Recovers 70 Percent of Total Nonfarm Jobs Lost Since Start of Pandemic
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At the onset of the pandemic, Wisconsin lost almost 408,000 nonfarm jobs between February and April of 2020. While the state has recovered 70 percent of this loss, total employment remains 4.0 percent or 121,000 jobs below its pre-pandemic level. Employment change since February 2020 has been somewhat uneven by industry. Despite declines in most industries, the three industry sectors of professional, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; and transportation, warehousing, and utilities had modest employment gains between February 2020 and August 2021. While Manufacturing, Wisconsin’s largest industry in terms of employment, remains slightly below its pre-pandemic level, it has added over 22,000 jobs in the last year.
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Econ Quiz: Immigration & Wisconsin Industries
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About one in three (32.5%) foreign-born residents of Wisconsin (age 25 and over) have a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education. Thus, foreign-born employees are represented across a wide range of jobs and industries in the state of Wisconsin.
Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates, in 2019 which Wisconsin industry attracted the highest share of immigrants?
A. Farming, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining
B. Construction
C. Professional, scientific, management, and administrative services
D. Manufacturing
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Bringing Back Downtown Retail After COVID-19
Wednesday, October 6, 12:30-2:00 pm
Across the nation in downtowns large and small, leaders and stakeholders are beginning to ask questions such as:
- Where will retail be in downtowns like ours as we recover from this very stressful crisis?
- What are the best opportunities for regaining, and possibly increasing, the strength of our downtown’s retailing?
- What strategies, projects, and programs can help us achieve those potentials?
To address these critical questions, we are partnering with The American Downtown Revitalization Review (The ADRR) to host an online panel discussion with three nationally known experts.
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Integrating Affordable, Multi-Family Housing and Clean Energy Solutions for Wisconsin Communities.
Tuesday, October 26, 12:00-1:00 pm
Join us as we discuss the successful development of high-quality, affordable multi-family housing that integrates cutting-edge clean, renewable energy with Peter Kilde, Executive Director of West CAP.
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Addressing Affordable Housing in Rural Communities, A Developer’s Perspective: Hurdles, Opportunities, and Solutions
Real estate development professional and creative entrepreneur, Heidi Zimmer, discusses affordable housing in rural communities and shares her experience and perspective as a developer.
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Generating Activity in Downtown Waupun
This past spring, Community Development Educator, Steve Chmielewski, and Community Business Development Specialist, Bill Ryan, visited downtown Waupun. engaged in discussion and diagnosis with the City of Waupun on challenges facing their downtown area. As a result, Waupun city leaders and UW-Extension staff identified key goals (i.e., explore buildings and spaces, determine how consumers are being served, and identify gaps and opportunities) and developed a Downtown Market Analysis in response to these challenges.
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Entrepreneurship in Trempealeau County
In early August, Trempealeau County Community Development Educator, Melissa Kono, and Community Economic Development Specialist, Tessa Conroy, held a two-day workshop on Homegrown, a program focused on building and strengthening local entrepreneurial networks. The goal of the workshop was to help aid participants in creating a supportive network in Trempealeau County.
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The Wisconsin Child Care Business Initiative in Crawford County
On the heels of the successful child care business accelerator program piloted in Green County, Wisconsin, eleven Extension Educators took the program statewide to launch the Wisconsin Child Care Business Initiative. To initiate this statewide effort, Crawford County Extension Educator, Jessica Jane Spayde, connected with the Wisconsin SBDC to fund a child care business program in Crawford County.
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(Kenosha News - 9/19/2021)
(Wisconsin Public Radio - 9/10/2021)
(Wisconsin Public Radio - 8/13/2021)
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(Wisconsin Public Radio - 8/10/2021)
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