Publications

Profiles for WDA's are graphs and charts of the region's labor market, demography and economy. Regional data is compared to state and national averages.

This reference guide provides an overview of the Wisconsin apprenticeship system.  Included in this guide are working occupation descriptions, working conditions, training requirements, application requirements, and a directory of apprenticeship training representatives and Technical College contacts. Revised December 2012.

Business Employment Dynamics (BED), a US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) product, contain information on quarterly gross job gains and gross job losses. Gross job gains and gross job losses reveal aspects of business dynamics that underlie the net employment changes that are reported in monthly nonfarm estimates and in quarterly covered employment and wages (QCEW) data. New numbers are available nine months after the completion of each quarter.

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There are seven eye-catching guidance posters that display occupations and wages and education requirements for such industries as construction, health care, finance, information technology. Review the posters to see what education is needed today, tomorrow and in the future to get you where you want to go. Revised April 2009.

County-to-county worker flows examine interconnections between the state's counties. This publication provides estimates for commuting destinations of county residents, the origin of county workers, and typical travel times of county residents.

Published: May 2013

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program provides the most complete set of monthly employment and quarterly wage data for the State and county levels.  The data pertain to workers covered by Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws and Federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program. Covered employment reported by these sources provides a virtual census of payroll employment about 155,000 business establishments and 2.7 million employees. Quarterly and annual data available.

NOTE: Changes impacting the display of specific NAICS sectors became effective in October 2012. These sectors are 31-33 (Manufacturing), 44-45 (Retail Trade), and 48-49 (Transportation and Warehousing). Publications were re-created for 1st quarter 2011 through 1st quarter 2012.

The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program tracks layoff actions in Wisconsin by employers with 50 or more employees that result in workers being separated from their jobs. The 2013 quarterly report maps the number of initial claims by county and identifies areas of the state where people reside who have recently filed for unemployment insurance benefits. The 2012 annual report shows the number of people affected by layoffs and the most common reasons for layoffs. Combined, these two reports identify the industries that are experiencing mass layoffs and the location of the initial claimants in the state. Revised April 2013.

As the name implies this 49 page document is about how to use the labor market analysis for local economic planning. The information is timeless. Revised August 2006.

In Wisconsin, Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are required to complete a survey when renewing their license. The RN Survey Summary summarizes the characteristics of the 77,553 RN’s in the state in early 2010. The LPN Survey Summary includes information collected from 14,165 LPNs in early 2011. The information reported provides invaluable insight into these Wisconsin occupations. This survey process will continue in future years providing updated information every other year for each nursing group.