Economy

Wisconsin added 14,400 private sector jobs in September, even as the state's labor force participation rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points for the second straight month.

Wisconsin’s real GDP shrank at a 1.9% annualized rate between the first and second quarter, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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London-based Deloitte has announced its annual Deloitte Wisconsin 75 list of the state’s largest privately-held companies.

Total property values in Wisconsin grew by a record 13.8% in 2022, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report. But property values rose even faster in Dane County, which now has a higher total property value than Milwaukee County, according to the report.

Exports from metro Milwaukee during the second quarter were up more than 21% from the same time in 2021, outpacing the growth of a number of other Midwestern cities.

Wisconsin lost 2,800 private sector jobs in August and the state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.1%, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Banks based in Wisconsin saw their share of total deposits in the state grow more than a full percentage point in the past year, according to new data from the FDIC.

Wisconsin banks saw loan growth, flat deposits and a decline in noncurrent loans and leases during the second quarter, according to FDIC data analyzed by the Wisconsin Bankers Association.

Southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector continued contracting in August, marking the second straight month the sector has shrank after an extend run of growth.