Economy
West Allis saw region’s largest population increase in 2019
After trending higher in the first part of the decade, the city of West Allis saw population declines for five years in a row. Through 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city’s population was down by 1,001.
A glimmer of good news on unemployment in Wisconsin
It is hard to find much, if any, good news in the data on Wisconsin’s labor market since mid-March.
Metro Milwaukee lost nearly 108,000 jobs in April
The four-county Milwaukee metro area lost nearly 108,000 jobs in April, a 12.4% drop from March’s employment total.
Wisconsin saw one of the largest unemployment rate increases in the country in April
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate jumped from 3.1% in March to 14.1% in April, an 11-point increase that was tied for...
Wisconsin unemployment rate jumps to 14.1%, nearly 386K jobs lost in April
Wisconsin's unemployment rate jumped to 14.1% in April and the state lost 385,900 private-sector jobs during the month, accordingly...
MMAC, M7 and Medical College of Wisconsin launch restart toolkit for businesses
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership have launched an...
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WEDC launches $75 million program providing COVID-19 relief grants to small businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation launched the “We’re all In” initiative, a program offering $75 million in grants to small businesses financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced today.
Wisconsin has fewer companies on Fortune 500, 1000 lists this year
Wisconsin has 8 companies on the Fortune 500 list and 23 on the Fortune 1000 list for 2020, down from 9 on the Fortune 500 and 25 on the Fortune 1000 in 2019.
BizTimes Media to present Economic Trends 2.0 webinar
BizTimes Media will host a second Economic Trends conference. The 2020 Economic Trends 2.0 webinar will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Central Time.
Support slips for Evers’ ‘Safer at Home’ order, but majority still say it’s appropriate, MU Law poll finds
A strong majority of Wisconsinites still see Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order as an appropriate responses to the coronavirus outbreak, but a growing number see it as an overreaction, according to the latest Marquette University Law School poll.
