Economy
Discover key economic trends shaping the future of Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
Applications sought for Future 50 Awards
BizTimes Media is seeking applications for Future 50, a longstanding program recognizing the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in southeastern Wisconsin.
Applications for...
Less than half of area businesses expect profit gains in Q2
Only 49% of area businesses expect their profits to grow during the second quarter of 2023 and 22% expect...
Housing starts in Wisconsin down 7% in first quarter
The number of building permits pulled for new single-family home construction in Wisconsin was down 7% during the first...
Wisconsin unemployment rate down to 2.5%
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate continued to decline in March, reaching a new record low of 2.5%, according to the latest...
VC activity in Wisconsin continued at lower level in Q1
Wisconsin companies executed 21 venture capital deals in the first quarter of the year, raising a little more than...
22 Wisconsin companies make Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies
22 Wisconsin companies are included in Newsweek magazine’s second annual list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies.
Newsweek partners with Germany-based...
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Nine Wisconsinites on Forbes list of world’s billionaires
Nine Wisconsin residents are included in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires.
That's up one from last year....
Wisconsin economy grew 1.7% in 2022 but lags Great Lakes region
Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product increased 1.7% from 2021 to 2022, an increase that ranks 26th in the country...
Milwaukee County population down by 5,500 over past year
Wisconsin saw its population grew by 12,438 in 2022, an increase of 0.21% that ranks in the middle-of-the-pack compared...
Nonfarm jobs finally surpass pre-COVID level in Wisconsin
The total number of nonfarm jobs in Wisconsin finally surpassed pre-COVID levels for the first time in February and...
