Economy
Discover key economic trends shaping the future of Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
Most respondents to Wisconsin Technology Council survey expect recovery in summer or fall
Several Wisconsin companies impacted by the economic slowdown caused by social distancing measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic expect their companies to start recovering this summer or fall, according to a Wisconsin Technology Council survey.
New Evers order allows curbside drop-off service for some nonessential businesses
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced a new order Monday that will ease a few restrictions on nonessential businesses beginning Wednesday.
WMC pitches reopening plan based on infection rate, population, industry and health care capacity
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce is proposing a plan to reopen the Wisconsin economy by accounting for conditions in specific counties and a company’s industry.
Here are the Wisconsin counties hardest hit by unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic
With another 55,886 initial unemployment claims filed last week, Wisconsin has now seen nearly 393,000 claims filed in a...
Evers outlines plan for phased reopening of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers today unveiled “Badger Bounce Back,” a plan outlining criteria for the state to begin a phased reopening.
Four weeks of Wisconsin unemployment claims worse than any previous 12-week stretch
The total number of initial unemployment claims filed in Wisconsin during the last four weeks is greater than any 12-week period in data that goes back to 1987.
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MMAC president urges phased restart of state’s economy
Wisconsin needs to engage in a "smart restart of its economy" involving a phased re-opening of businesses based on regional and statewide health data and trends, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce president Tim Sheehy said today.
Wisconsin unemployment claims dropped last week, but there’s little room to celebrate
Any other week, the 104,776 initial unemployment claims filed in Wisconsin last week would have been a record number.
Wages and exports were growing in Wisconsin before coronavirus hit
Heading into 2020, Wisconsin economy was on relatively solid footing. The state saw minimal job growth in 2019, but unemployment remained low and wages were generally trending upward.
Last two weeks of unemployment claims nearly equal worst 6-week period in 2009
The number of initial unemployment claims filed in Wisconsin last week more than doubled from the previous week when the state set a record with 51,031 initial claims.
