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Labor Market Information

Having the facts on hand is just as important as knowing what to do with the information. Wisconsin not only presents the information, but offers several filters for you to find it quickly.

Wisconsin Data

WORKnet is an interactive labor market information database for Wisconsin that lets users customize their information search. Find:

  • Unemployment rates, industry projections and size of the labor force
  • Local, county, and regional labor market information
  • Occupational trends and wages
  • Economic indicators and affirmative action statistics

The Office of Economic Advisors in the Department of Workforce Development interprets labor force data related to employment growth in Wisconsin. Monthly and annual reports are published to give an overview of county and state trends. These reports include:

The Careers4Wisconsin site contains:

  • Wages for occupations in Wisconsin
  • Occupations size, growth, and trends for Wisconsin 
  • Education and skills needed for a specific occupations
  • Current employment numbers for occupations in Wisconsin 

Wisconsin Census and Population Data (Department of Administration)

Wisconsin Business Statistics and Data (Department of Commerce)

National employment data

The Labor Market Information Center ties together information on:

  • National average wages and trends
  • Occupational trends
  • Connections to other federal statistical resources

Information is culled from the Business Center of Career OneStop, other U.S. Department of Labor resources.

America's Career InfoNet, delivers information related to:

  • Occupational trends
  • Wage trends, both nationally and state-specific
  • Knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) required for occupations
  • State-level demographic, economic, educational, cultural information

Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium. It contains charts and information related to subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans. It was created by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which also offers these data:

  • Inflation and Consumer Spending
  • Wages and Benefits
  • Unemployment
  • Productivity
  • Safety and Health

Other data resources

Wisconsin.gov. State of Wisconsin's official web portal

FedStats. A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)

FirstGov.gov. The U.S. government's official web portal.