Economy

Wisconsin added 25,500 private sector jobs from June to July, an increase of 1.1%, and the unemployment rate dropped...

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One-third of those employed in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector filed initial unemployment claims in the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin, making it one of the hardest-hit industries in the state, according to a new report. 

Sales expectations and optimism about profits for the third quarter declined sharply among Milwaukee-area businesses, according to the latest Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Business Outlook Survey.

Pick almost anyeconomic indicator and chances are it hit unthinkable levels in Wisconsin this year. The unemployment rate? Jumped from 3.1%...

The Wisconsin economy's labor market improved during June as the unemployment rate fell to 8.5% and the state added 99,300 private sector jobs during the month

Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product dropped at a 5% annualized rate in the first quarter, the largest decline since the first quarter of 2009, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Wisconsin’s venture capital ecosystem continues to mature in 2019 after the state’s early stage firms raised a record of more than $450 million in venture capital.

When preparing for the uncertainty that lies ahead, your plan doesn’t matter as much as your philosophy, said futurist...

Despite a more than $300 million drop in Wisconsin’s unemployment fund this year, businesses in the state will likely...