It appears you either have Cascading Style Sheets disabled or you are using a particularly old browser. To experience the COWS Web site at its best, please enable CSS or upgrade your browser.

The State of Working WI

The 2010 edition of COWS' biennial Labor Day report is now available.

- read more -

Newsroom

As part of our mission, COWS publicizes research findings, disseminates Wisconsin-specific data drawn from national studies, and provides commentary on public policy issues. Regular news coverage of COWS activities carries our message to ordinary citizens, public officials, and opinion leaders throughout the state.

Use the form below to see news pieces related to a particular subject area.


Currently displaying all Work and Wages news items

DateSorted Descending News Outlet Title
9/6/2010 Appleton Post Crescent Study: Weak economy no reason to rein in training
9/6/2010 PR Watch.org (Blog) Welcome Mr. President, but Laverne and Shirley Don't Work Here Anymore
9/6/2010 The Capital Times Biz Beat: Labor Day 2010 offers little to cheer
9/6/2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Report paints bleak labor numbers for Wisconsin: Think tank puts job loss at 155,200 since late 2007
9/6/2010 Wisconsin State Journal Report details damage done to Wisconsin workers by recession
9/6/2010 Wisconsin Public Radio COWS: Labor lacking across state
8/18/2010 The Capital Times June jobs report reveals recession's still-tight hold on state
7/28/2010 Wisconsin Public Radio COWS report looks closely at the latest jobless data
7/2/2010 Wisconsin Public Television Here and Now: Frederica Freyberg interviews Laura Dresser
6/23/2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Four county area lost 800 jobs in May, state says
5/26/2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin's 12 metro areas all add jobs in April
5/26/2010 The Capital Times Biz Beat: State job picture brightens
4/27/2010 Milwaukee Magazine Wisconsin’s malingering wage gap
4/21/2010 Wisconsin Public Radio Salary gap between sexes still an issue for Wisconsin
4/20/2010 Wisconsin State Journal Study: Wage gap between Wis. men and women widens
4/16/2010 Milwaukee Business Journal New report finds gender wage gap still wide
3/31/2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Metro area gains 1,600 jobs in February
3/31/2010 Wisconsin Public Radio Job growth falls short of overcoming the recession
2/4/2010 Marketplace Today Magazine Waupaca County jobless rate back up
1/30/2010 WPR WPR Job Series: Women Bringing Home the Bacon
1/27/2010 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Unemployment rate in four-county area hits 8.6%
1/25/2010 BusinessNorth.com WPR
1/2/2010 Wisconsin State Journal Manufacturing in Wisconsin: Focus on the future
1/1/2010 Wisconsin Banker Keeping Wisconsin Well Employed: Human capital is an equally important part of the business growth equation
12/28/2009 The Capital Times The year Madison discovered it was no longer recession proof
11/30/2009 Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin job losses slow
11/19/2009 Wisconsin Radio Rallying against wage theft
10/15/2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Demand outstrips supply for middle-skill workers
10/15/2009 PR Newswire New Report: Largest Portion of Job Openings Projected for Wisconsin by 2016 Are 'Middle-Skill'
10/3/2009 Wisconsin State Journal Beloit's unemployment problem reflects predicament faced by entire state
9/30/2009 The Reporter Coalition formed to create an economic development strategy for Wisconsin
9/10/2009 AFL-CIO Now Blog Report: Restoring Balance to the 'Gloves-Off Economy'
9/9/2009 The Badger Herald COWS: State faces 9 percent unemployment rate
9/6/2009 Wisconsin State Journal Job losses will make this labor day tough for workers
9/4/2009 USA Today Organized labor looks to younger workers for renewal
9/2/2009 The Capital Times Labor daze: Many in state out of work
8/28/2009 Wisconsin Radio Network Unemployment leveling off
8/27/2009 Wisconsin Public Radio COWS report shows jobless rate at levels not seen for decades
8/27/2009 WisconsinReport.com Strategy Report Shows Jobs Still Suffering
7/31/2009 Capital Times Business Beat: Economy not out of the woods
7/22/2009 Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Businesses react to this week's rise in minimum wage
7/10/2009 Capital Times Business Beat: More manufacturing jobs leave state
7/2/2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Job losses dampen recovery hopes; unemployment hits 9.5%
6/17/2009 BizTimes.com COWS weighs in on Wisconsin’s job picture with new publication
6/15/2009 WKOWTV.com New job center opens, unemployment drops
6/12/2009 WPR Online employment ads dip in Wisconsin
6/3/2009 The Capital Times State has lost nearly 140,000 jobs in recession
5/23/2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Experts have different opinions on severity of recession
5/21/2009 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April jobless rate doubles: Spring employment activity can indicate what's to come
5/21/2009 People's Weekly World Sen. Sherrod Brown at labor meet: ‘New energy economy is unprecedented opportunity’
5/20/2009 Scene and Heard: Cleveland Scene's News and Politics Blog Acceptable Carbon Emissions: Talking About the Green Economy
5/18/2009 CNBC.com OH senator: Alt. energy job creation lacks funds
5/18/2009 WUWM: Milwaukee Public Radio Closing Kenosha's Chrysler Plant
4/29/2009 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Assembly sends equal pay measure to Doyle
4/27/2009 The Daily Cardinal UW graduates face bleak employment outlook, disappointed by job prospects
4/23/2009 The Daily Cardinal Most counties, cities see rise in unemployment
4/17/2009 The Daily Cardinal State unemployment surpasses national average
4/17/2009 The Badger Herald Wisconsin unemployment rate hits 9.4 percent
3/13/2009 The Daily Reporter Employment trumps union vs. nonunion debate
2/19/2009 Wisconsin AFL-CIO New Report Calls for Employee Free Choice; Workers in Madison Agree
2/18/2009 multiple Rep. Tammy Baldwin holds roundtable on economic crisis, union advantage
2/13/2009 Wisconsin State Journal Doyle: Federal stimulus bill great for Wisconsin, but budget cuts still needed
1/15/2009 The Daily Cardinal Economic woes expected to persist, difficult job market awaits grads
12/18/2008 Wisconsin Radio Network State's jobless rate climbs
11/24/2008 Leader-Telegram Editorial: Minimum wage should be tied to cost of living
11/17/2008 WIsconsin Public Radio Senate Leaders Want to Increase Minimum Wage
11/4/2008 The Capital Times Day labor jobs drying up
10/27/2008 Wisconsin Public Radio Damand for Qualified Medical Staff Will Remain High
10/21/2008 The Sheboygan Pess Report: State families earning less
10/16/2008 The Chicago Tribune Signs point to long recession
10/14/2008 Wisconsin State Journal Poverty hits state's minority working families hard, report says
10/14/2008 The Janesville Gazette Area already feeling effects of GM announcement
9/12/2008 OnMilwaukee.com Report details tough times for workers in Wisconsin
9/12/2008 Milwaukee Area Technical College Wisconsin's Technical Colleges are 'educational bright spot' in new workforce report
9/11/2008 WisconsinEye Perspective Wisconsin: The State of Working Wisconsin 2008
9/8/2008 The Small Business Times Wisconsin must invest in its people to move forward
9/2/2008 One Wisconsin Now Blog: The State of Working WIsconsin 2008
9/2/2008 Channel 3000 / WISC-TV Study: Wisconsin Families Hit Hard by Economic Tumult
9/1/2008 Corporate Report Wisconsin Healthy Workforce, Healthy Economy
8/31/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tough economy worsens struggles for workers, job seekers
8/31/2008 Wisconsin State Journal Little to cheer for Wisconsin workers this Labor Day
7/30/2008 The Capital Times Business Beat: Weak dollar boosts biotech buyouts
7/8/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee area's short commutes appeal to working moms: Accessibility is key to keeping women in the workforce, study says
6/4/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel What will Janesville do with the plant? Analysts say it won't be used to make cars
6/3/2008 The Capital Times GM news met with sadness: 'It's kind of like the death of an elderly parent'
4/28/2008 Wisconsin Public Radio Well-Paying Jobs Going Unfilled in Wisconsin
4/25/2008 The Badger Herald Report: Minorities doing poorly
4/23/2008 The Capital Times No end in sight for gender wage gap
4/23/2008 The Daily Cardinal Wis. women still face wage discrimination
4/23/2008 WISN.com – ABC Working Women Making Less Than Male Counterparts
4/23/2008 The Badger Herald Lawmakers address gender wage disparities
4/23/2008 ExpressMilwaukee.com Income Inequality “Attacks Common Sense”
4/22/2008 WBAY.com – ABC Women in Wisconsin, nation continue to earn less than men
4/22/2008 WIsconsin State Journal Study Says Skilled Workers To Be Needed
4/17/2008 WISC-TV Short on Skills: Editorial with Neil Heinen
4/17/2008 Appleton Post-Crescent Editorial: Income gap causes concern: Middle class losing economic power
4/16/2008 The Daily Cardinal Report shows 300,000 adult residents lack high school degrees
4/15/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Black apprentice ranks grow: Construction contractors make notable progress
4/15/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Job skills, employer needs mismatched
4/14/2008 The Badger Herald Change tax codes to fix income gap
4/10/2008 Wisconsin Radio Network Income gap keeps growing
4/10/2008 The Daily Cardinal Report shows income gap in Wis.
4/9/2008 Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin Income Disparity Grows
4/9/2008 The Capital Times Reports show income gap getting bigger
4/9/2008 The Associated Press Rich get Richer Faster
4/8/2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin's rich, poor gap grows: Reports find incomes among wealthy are rising much faster than others
1/21/2008 The Capital Times It's time to deliver on health care reform
1/15/2008 Associated Press Senate expected to OK minium-wage hike
10/1/2007 Union Labor News Unions and the New Energy Economy
9/17/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Money isn't always the answer
9/6/2007 The La Crosse Tribune Our view: Some good news on the labor front
9/3/2007 Channel 3000 WISCTV.COM State of Working Wisconsin: Milwaukee Lags
9/3/2007 Kenosha News Labor Day stats for the state: New report shows inflation-adjusted wages are declining
9/3/2007 The Capital Times Wisconsin workers try to keep up as economy stagnates
9/3/2007 WisPolitics.com Labor groups celebrate Labor Day 2007
8/31/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Singing Labor Day's blues
8/31/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State unemployment tops U.S. rate, a first since '83
8/17/2007 The Business Journal of Milwaukee Manufacturers not burdened by minimum wage increase
7/10/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Study calls for more adult training
6/1/2007 Green Bay Press-Gazette Working poor struggle to get by day after day
4/25/2007 The Badger Herald State tech graduates living large
4/16/2007 Scene Newspaper “Words are such feeble things.”
4/5/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Proposal would increase minimum wage each year
4/1/2007 Wisconsin Counties Wisconsin's Economy Improving for Women Download PDF version.
3/23/2007 The Business Journal of Milwaukee Study: State Falling Behind in Male-Female Wage Gap
3/22/2007 Beloit Daily News Unfair business bashing at Capitol
3/17/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Family Income Falls, Study Says
3/12/2007 The Badger Herald Salaries for Women on Rise
3/9/2007 Wisconsin State Journal Women in State Still Lag in Pay
3/8/2007 The Capital Times State Leaders Urge Feds to Preserve SeniorCare
3/8/2007 The Badger Herald Wage Hike on Capitol Docket
3/7/2007 The Capital Times Dems Want Minimum Wage Increase
3/1/2007 The Isthmus Reaching for a future
2/18/2007 LaCrosse Tribune Black enrollment at UW-L has declined precipitously in past 10 years
12/5/2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Low Wages Drain Public Aid
12/4/2006 Capital Times Wage Gap Worse Here Than in 2000, Report Says
9/15/2006 Wisconsin State Journal Targeted Training: Matching Worker Education to Workplace Demands
9/14/2006 Sheboygan Press Demand for Skilled Labor Must be Met
9/12/2006 Wispolitics.com Wisconsin Economy Growing But Disparities Persist
9/6/2006 Wisconsin State Journal Women, Minorities Left Behind Despite Growth in State Economy, Wages
9/5/2006 Daily Reporter Wisconsin Economy is Growing Again, Study Says
9/5/2006 Beloit Daily News Wisconsin Income Shows Improvement
9/3/2006 Duluth News Tribune Wisconsin Economy Grows
9/3/2006 ABC Affiliate – WBAY Channel 2 Wisconsin Economy 'Has Begun to Grow Again,' Study says
9/3/2006 St. Paul Pioneer Press Report Finds Economy, Income Improving
9/3/2006 The Capital Times Rising State Economy Not Lifting All Workers
9/3/2006 CBS Affiliate Channel 3000 WISC-TV Labor and Security
9/3/2006 NBC Affiliate Channel 13 WEAU Wisconsin Economy
9/2/2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Fewer Workers, More Challenges; Shrinking Labor Force Forces Employers to Work Harder
9/1/2006 South Central Federation of Labor U.S. Lags in Income Equity and Health Care
8/30/2006 Gannett News Service Median Income Dropped in Wisconsin Last Year
8/29/2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State's Median Income Drops: Decline is Third-Largest in Nation; Significance of Figures Debated
8/23/2006 Associated Press Wire Service Researchers Differ on Effect of Minimum Wage Increase
8/2/2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Cynical Election Ploy
7/20/2006 Gongwer Statehouse News Service Minimum Wage Campaign Collects Half Million Signatures
6/3/2006 Chicago Tribune States Leading Way to Boost Minimum Pay Federal Rate of $5.15 Unchanged Since 1997
5/22/2006 Portage Daily Register Minimum Wage Hike may Create 'Ripple Effect'
4/14/2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Taxes and Income Inequality: The Rich get Richer, and the Poor get ... you know
4/5/2006 Portage Daily Register Experts: Retiring Boomers Could Leave Void in Skilled Labor Market
3/24/2006 The Capital Times Area Women Suffer “Pink Collar Poverty”: Forum Cites Problem with Low-Wage Workers
2/1/2006 Madison Capital Times A Renewable Power Report: Alternative Energy Could be Big Benefit for County
2/1/2006 Madison Capital Times Inclusionary Zoning Shows Signs of Success
1/26/2006 Milwuakee Journal Sentinel Income Gap in Wisconsin Creeps Up: But Disparity Between Rich and Poor Still Low
12/17/2005 Madison Capital Times Illiteracy Remains a Problem in the U.S.
12/15/2005 Madison Capital Times Sick Pay Debated at Hearing: 19% of City’s Work Force Would Benefit from Policy
11/18/2005 Madison Capital Times Black Inmate Population at Issue: Why is State’s Incarceration Rate Highest in Nation?
10/1/2005 Union Labor News Wisconsin Wages, Benefits Down; Inequality, Poverty Up
9/27/2005 Janesville Gazette Poverty’s Impact on Janesville, Future Needs Studied
9/19/2005 Janesville Gazette Economic Outlook Depends on Perspective
9/15/2005 Madison Capital Times Child Care Workers Slip in Education, Wages: Madison Lower than Expected
9/14/2005 Madison Capital Times Coalition Proposes 9 Sick Days
9/8/2005 Badger Herald State Economy Shows Improvement
9/6/2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Workers Fare Better, Worse: Jobs Added Quickly in State, but Wages and Benefits Sagging
9/5/2005 Madison Capital Times 2005 is Laborious Year for Workers
9/4/2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel New Car Technologies Needed
8/22/2005 Wisconsin State Journal Public to Weigh In on Sick Leave
7/2/2005 Democratic Leadership Council Regional Skills Alliances (RSA)
6/7/2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Private Industry Council Cuts 34 from Staff as Federal Grant Ends
4/10/2005 Wisconsin State Journal Inflation Begins to Raise Concerns: Local Experts, Though, Say They Don’t Think it Will Get Out of Control.
3/10/2005 Madison Capital Times Report Shows State Closing Income Gap
2/24/2005 Kenosha News Let’s Put the Minimum Wage Boost on a Referendum
2/3/2005 Wisconsin State Journal State Minimum Wage Stagnant: Doyle Wants Big Increase to Make Up for Last 7 Years
2/2/2005 Racine Journal Times Working for a (Meager) Living
1/23/2005 Kenosha News Should Wisconsin Increase the Minimum Wage? Yes: It Will Be a Positive Policy
1/18/2005 Appleton Post-Crescent Raising Minimum Wage Won't End Workers' Poverty
1/9/2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Minimum Effect: Many Employers Already Pay Their Workers More than the Law Requires
1/1/2005 On Balance Magazine Food for Thought
11/17/2004 Madison Capital Times Area Firms Bullish on Economy
10/25/2004 Madison Capital Times Outsourcing Harms Us; Bush Team Embraces It
10/14/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Working but Still Poor, Studies Find: More than One-Fifth of State Families are Low-Income
10/14/2004 Madison Capital Times One-Fifth of State Called "Low Income"
10/14/2004 Wisconsin Radio Network Study shows many working, but still poor
10/8/2004 Isthmus How to Create Jobs: It Takes More than Rhetoric, and Much More than Just Cutting Taxes and Red Tape
10/8/2004 Wisbusiness.com How to Create Jobs: It Takes More than Rhetoric, and Much More than Just Cutting Taxes and Red Tape
10/7/2004 Salon.com On, Wisconsin! The Election Ground Game in the Badger State is a Grinding Door-to-Door Battle for Every Vote The Election Ground Game in the Badger State is a Grinding Door-to-Door Battle for Every Vote
9/26/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 43% Exhaust Benefits Before Finding Work: U.S. Figures Show Toll on Employees in Changing Economy
9/20/2004 Beloit Daily News Poll Shows Wisconsin Moves Toward Bush
9/20/2004 Janesville Gazette Poll Shows State Moves Toward Bush
9/19/2004 Wausau Daily Herald State Must Take Steps to Turn Economy Around
9/10/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Job-Fair Jam: 440 Turn Out at Urban League Event for Chance to Apply to Harley, Others
9/7/2004 Badger Herald COWS Report: Wis. Economy Uncertain
9/6/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State's Job Recovery Puts Doyle on Spot: He Credits Own Policies, Not President's, Which Nettles Bush Backers
9/6/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State's Economic Picture Grim for Blacks: Report Details Setbacks in Education, Jobs
9/6/2004 La Crosse Tribune Our View: Some Good News on the Labor Front
9/6/2004 Sheboygan Press We Should Remember Unions, Workers on this Labor Day
9/5/2004 Janesville Gazette Reports Point to Some Positive Economic Signs
9/5/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette Action Needed to Boost Workforce
9/5/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette More Economic Growth Forecast: Report Predicts Employment Increase of 1.4%
9/5/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Report: Wage Gap Between State Blacks and Whites Increases
9/5/2004 Chippewa Herald Report Says State's Economic Outlook Improving
9/5/2004 The Nation Getting the Word Out
8/27/2004 Janesville Gazette Dane County's Job Growth Outpaced Nation During Recession
8/26/2004 Madison Capital Times Report: State Won't Regain Lost Factory Jobs
8/26/2004 Duluth News Tribune Dane County's Job Growth Outpaced Nation During Recession
8/15/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Neighborhoods Remain Worlds Apart: UW Study Reports Changes in Poverty Rates at City, County Levels
8/3/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette Boost Workplace Development
8/3/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin’s Recovery Looks Good Compared with Other Swing States: Growth Could be Crucial as Voters Look at Economy
8/1/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Job Picture Rosier: Layoffs and Plant Closings Have Decreased in Wisconsin
8/1/2004 Green Bay News-Chronicle Online Report: Manufacturing Sector Still Lags 2001 Mark
7/31/2004 WFRV.com (CBS, Green Bay) Report: Manufacturing Sector Still Lags 2001 Mark
7/31/2004 WBAY.com (ABC, Green Bay) Report: Manufacturing Sector Still Lags 2001 Mark
7/31/2004 Appleton Post-Crescent Report: Manufacturing Sector Still Lags 2001 Mark
7/31/2004 Wisconsin State Journal State Manufacturing Jobs Haven't Caught Up Yet
7/16/2004 Ashland Daily Press Health Insurance Costs Take Toll on Business
7/6/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Health Costs Press Small Businesses: More Canceling Worker Coverage
6/13/2004 Health Insurance Law Weekly Study Says Wisconsin Growth Industries Lag in Health Insurance
6/3/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wage Gap is Stubborn: Disparity is Bigger in Wisconsin than Nationally, Figures Show
6/3/2004 1190 KEX Online (Portland, OR) Women Earn Less than Men, U.S. Census Bureau Reports
5/25/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette State Health-Insurance Gap Critical
5/24/2004 WTVO Online (ABC, Rockford, IL) Growing Industries Less Likely to Provide Health Insurance
5/20/2004 Appleton Post-Crescent Community Clinic to Grow in Size, Offerings
5/18/2004 WFRV.com (CBS, Green Bay) Study Says Wisconsin Growth Industries Lag in Health Insurance
5/18/2004 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Growth Industries Lag in Worker Health Insurance: Mature Industries Fare Better in Study
5/14/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Study Finds Less Health Insurance
5/14/2004 Madison Capital Times Fewer Jobs Come with Medical Coverage
5/1/2004 Union Labor News State Jobs Picture Remains Bleak
4/19/2004 Madison Capital Times As Old Job Goes Away, Retraining Under Way: Wisconsin Workers Try to Adjust to Job Losses
4/18/2004 Duluth News Tribune Wisconsinites Still Work to Find Jobs
4/18/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Uncertain Times: Workers in State Scramble for Foothold
4/18/2004 Appleton Post-Crescent Jobless Wisconsinites Struggle to Go Back to Work: Unemployment Rate in State Still Above 5%, Recovery Slow
4/18/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette State Needs to Take Steps to Grow Jobs
4/3/2004 Green Bay News-Chronicle Online Study: Wisconsin's Job Recovery is Disappointing
4/3/2004 Madison Capital Times Unemployment, Job Losses Persist Here
4/3/2004 Appleton Post-Crescent State's Job Recovery Lags Outlook: Report: 38,000 Fewer Jobs than Before Recession
4/2/2004 CBS2Chicago.com Study says Wisconsin Job Recovery has been Disappointing
3/3/2004 Stevens Point Journal Minimum Wage Raise is Overdue
3/3/2004 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Raise in Minimum Wage is Overdue
3/1/2004 Hotelier The High Road
3/1/2004 Union Labor News Proponents Turn Out for Minimum Wage Hearing
3/1/2004 Union Labor News WI Job Creation Slow, New Jobs Pay Poorly
2/29/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Take a Higher Road to State Job Creation
2/27/2004 Badger Herald Minimum-Wage Advisory Group Looks to Increase State Wages
2/26/2004 Kenosha News Our New Jobs Don’t Really Replace the Ones We Lose
2/23/2004 Badger Herald High-Paying Job Loss
2/19/2004 Madison Capital Times Raising Minimum Wage Needed to Help Children in Poverty
2/18/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette New Jobs Paying Less Than Ones Wisconsin Lost
2/17/2004 Madison Capital Times Job Picture Bleak Here, Report Says
2/17/2004 Wisconsin State Journal Fewer Jobs Since End of Recession
2/16/2004 Green Bay Press-Gazette Jobs Take Center Stage in Wisconsin Primary
2/16/2004 Wisinfo.com Jobs Take Center Stage in Wisconsin Primary
2/15/2004 Minneapolis Star-Tribune Wisconsin Democrats Talking Issues
2/15/2004 USA Today Jobs Take Center Stage in Wisconsin Primary
1/31/2004 WRN.com Doyle wants minimum wage hike
1/22/2004 Madison Capital Times Move Toward Living Wage
1/16/2004 Sheboygan Press Minimum-Wage Hike a Priority for State
1/1/2004 American Prospect Las Vegas as a Workers’ Paradise: The hotel workers’ union boosted wages and transformed dead-end jobs into middle-class careers in the very belly of the casino economy. Here’s how it happened.
12/10/2003 Madison Capital Times Local Firms Positive on ’04 Outlook
12/7/2003 Appleton Post-Crescent When a ‘Recovery’ isn’t Much of One at All
11/23/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Salary Slumber: The Economy is Waking Up, But Hefty Pay Boosts Next Year are Unlikely
10/21/2003 Wisconsin Radio Network UW’s COWS Report: Bush Tax Cuts Aren’t Creating Jobs
10/21/2003 Madison Capital Times Bush Tax Cut Not Helping State, Report Says: Instead of More Jobs, We Have Fewer
10/21/2003 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Group: State Losing Jobs Under Bush’s Plan: U.S. Figures: Wisconsin has Shed 25,000 in Last 3 Months
10/1/2003 Illinois Welfare News Wisconsin Legislators Debate Minimum Wage Increase
9/17/2003 Sheboygan Press Minimum-Wage Hike a Key Ingredient for State’s Economy
9/16/2003 Green Bay Press-Gazette Study: Increasing Minimum Wage Could Help Unemployment
9/16/2003 Badger Herald Report Shows Benefits of Minimum Wage
9/16/2003 Oshkosh Northwestern Timing Poor to Suggest Higher Minimum Wage
9/16/2003 Janesville Gazette Study: Increasing Minimum Wage Would Help 130,400
9/16/2003 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Pay Boost Would Aid 130,400: Study Sees Indirect Gains for 147,600 From Higher Minimum Wage
9/16/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Study Says Raising Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Be a Job Killer
9/16/2003 Manitowoc Herald Press Study Says Wage Hike Won’t Hurt
9/16/2003 Daily Cardinal Study: Minimum Wage Raise Makes Cents
9/15/2003 Appleton Post-Crescent Study: Increasing Minimum Wage Would Help 130,400
9/15/2003 Minneapolis Star-Tribune A Look at the Findings of a Study on Increasing the Minimum Wage
9/15/2003 MSNBC News Study: Increasing Minimum Wage Would Help 130,400 Workers
9/15/2003 Madison Capital Times UW Study: Raise Minimum Wage
9/3/2003 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tax Revenue Falls Just Short of Prediction: State Calls Shortfall Minor, but Warns of Grim Job Outlook
9/1/2003 Madison Times Unemployment Trends Paint Grim Picture for Wisconsin
9/1/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Little to Celebrate on Labor Day
8/31/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Recovery a Remote Vision for Many American Workers: Unemployment is Up in Wisconsin, and Blacks Have Been Particularly Hard Hit
8/31/2003 Associated Press Recession Swipes Jobs From Wisconsin
8/31/2003 Wausau Daily Herald State Losing Jobs as Slump Goes On
8/31/2003 St. Paul Pioneer Press Wisconsin Still Losing Jobs as Recession Lingers
8/31/2003 Appleton Post-Crescent Reeling State Hemorrhages Jobs: 54,000 Positions Lost in Manufacturing Since 2001
8/31/2003 Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Study: Wisconsin Losing Jobs as Recession Goes On
8/31/2003 Duluth News Tribune Recession Swipes Jobs from Wisconsin
8/30/2003 Chippewa Herald Families, Economy Still Hurting
5/28/2003 Madison Capital Times Gov Urged to ‘Be Hero,’ Help Workers
5/28/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Report: State Must Fund Tech Colleges, BadgerCare
5/28/2003 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Boosts Urged for Jobs, Pay: Still, Working Families in State Fare Relatively Well, Report Says
5/27/2003 Madison Capital Times Don’t Cut Tech School Funding, Study Urges
3/10/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss Childcare
3/10/2003 Wisconsin State Journal Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss Childcare
12/11/2002 Wisconsin Week Report: Child-Care Improvement Initiative Is Paying Off
12/10/2002 Wisconsin Wire Report: Child-Care Improvement Initiative Is Paying Off
12/6/2002 Isthmus The Lowdown on Low-Wage Jobs
11/27/2002 Associated Press Child Care Initiative Study: Initiative Has Improved Dane County Child Care
11/27/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Program Cited As Benefiting Child Care
11/26/2002 WISC TV 3 Agenda 2002 - From The Beginning/The Child Care Worker
11/19/2002 Associated Press Wisconsin Gets an F on Women: Report Hits Rights, Job Progress
10/20/2002 Wisconsin State Journal We're Working Harder to Keep Living Standards
10/11/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Wage Hikes Will Pay Off In Child Care Series: Birth To Four: The Building Blocks
9/25/2002 Associated Press Income Gap In Wisconsin Grew In '90s
9/25/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Study: Minorities Gain In Household Income
9/25/2002 La Crosse Tribune Wage Gap Growing
9/10/2002 Oshkosh Northwestern State’s Welfare Reform Does Not Solve Poverty
9/3/2002 Ashland Daily Press Good News Comes With Buts
9/1/2002 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tough Times Even Tougher For Older Workers; Labor Day Finds Floundering Economy Hitting Hard As Retirement Approaches
9/1/2002 Associated Press Report: Wisconsinites Working Longer Hours
9/1/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Slump Could Wipe Out Worker's Gains of 90's; Report Says That Unless There's Growth Soon, Wages Could Stagnate
8/31/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin People Are Working Harder And Longer
8/31/2002 Madison Capital Times Families Here Make More But Work Longer; UW Study Shows Labor's Ups And Downs
8/5/2002 Wisconsin Radio Network Working Families in Wisconsin are Still Poor
8/5/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Workers Do Better In Unions
8/5/2002 Ashland Daily Press Poverty Study Has Bad News for Rural Wisconsin
8/4/2002 Kenosha News Working Poor Gain No Ground: Poverty-Wage Percentage in 2001 Mirrors 1979 Rate
8/4/2002 Associated Press Study: 1 in 5 Can't Support a Family
8/4/2002 Green Bay Press-Gazette Job Pay Still Low for Many: Poverty-Wage Jobs Dipped in the ’90s, Climbed in 2000-01
8/4/2002 Wisconsin State Journal High-Paying Jobs Bypass Blacks: Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Cited in UW-Madison Study
8/3/2002 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Report Finds Growing Number of Low-Wage Jobs in State: Too Many Earned Too Little Despite Economic Expansion it Suggests
6/27/2002 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin Drops To Third As Manufacturing Leader
4/24/2002 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State's Gap Between Rich and Poor Grew in 1990s; But Income Distribution is 10th Best in Nation
4/24/2002 Associated Press Wisconsin Study: Income Gap Between Rich, Poor Growing
4/24/2002 Wisconsin State Journal State's Income Inequality Wider; Report Shows Greater Gap Between Rich, Poor
4/23/2002 Madison Capital Times Income Gap Rises In State; But Wisconsin Is Still One of 10 Best in Nation
2/26/2002 Wisconsin State Journal White Men Not Gaining in Income
2/12/2002 Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin Residents See Rise in Personal Income in 1990s, Says Study
2/7/2002 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Finnish Papermaker Stora Enso to Close Lines, Cut 120 Jobs in Wisconsin
2/7/2002 Associated Press Stora Enso to Close Lines, Cut 120 Jobs
1/26/2002 WISC TV 3 Child Care Worker Study
12/31/2001 Madison Capital Times Top 10 Stories of 2001: Madison and Dane County's Hit Parade, Chosen by the City Desk
12/5/2001 Madison Capital Times Latino Workers Hurting; Job market is shaky for those with low income
12/5/2001 Madison Capital Times Job Center for Latino Workers Planned
12/4/2001 Wisconsin State Journal Many Latino Workers Assaulted at Work
12/4/2001 Madison Capital Times Latinos Face Low Wages, No Job Security, Report Documents Workplace Abuses
10/23/2001 Madison Capital Times Local/State: Under the Dome
9/4/2001 Madison Capital Times Big Crowd Turns Out as Unions Celebrate
9/3/2001 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Times Tough For Workers, Reports Show
9/2/2001 Wisconsin State Journal Workers Here Work Longer on the Job, Top US Average
9/1/2001 Madison Capital Times Layoffs In Wisconsin
9/1/2001 Madison Capital Times Economic Slowdown Hits State Hard, Workers Get Grim News In Reports
7/25/2001 Madison Capital Times Poverty Line in US is Called Grossly Outdated; 200,000 State Families Short on Basics
7/1/2001 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Unchained Talent
5/22/2001 Wisconsin State Journal Expert Sees Problems Stemming From Echo Boom
5/22/2001 Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin Excels at Caring for Kids; Annual Kids Count Report Examines Well-Being of State's Children
3/8/2001 Wisconsin State Journal Child-Care Workers May Get Pay Raise; One Goal of the City-County "Wage Initiative" is to Cut Staff Turnover at Local Centers
3/8/2001 Madison Capital Times Child Care Workers in Line for Extra Pay
11/1/2000 Corporate Report Wisconsin; Menomonie A Rising Tide on the Bay
9/24/2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Just Listed
9/5/2000 Madison Capital Times Another Side Of The State's Economic Boom
9/4/2000 Madison Capital Times State Income Rises; But We're Working More
9/4/2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Pay Up Sharply In State In '90s, Study Reveals; But Inequalities, Dead-End Jobs Remain
9/4/2000 Wisconsin State Journal Report: Workers Fare Well In State; Family Income Growth Twice National Rate
9/3/2000 Eau Claire Leader-Telegram Study: Workers Cheated: Despite Longer Hours, Pay Isn’t Meeting Needs In Wisconsin
9/3/2000 Green Bay Press-Gazette Economic Prosperity Skips Some: But Report Shows Income up for Many Wisconsin Families
9/3/2000 Kenosha News Study: Most Work Longer For Less Pay; More Earn Poverty Wages
9/3/2000 Racine Journal Times Some Helped Only Slightly By Economic Good Times
8/24/2000 Wisconsin State Journal Economic Gap Will Worsen, Expert Says
8/24/2000 Madison Capital Times Few Sharing In Boom Time, Says UW Prof
8/7/2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Working Poor Can't Be Ignored
8/7/2000 Beloit Daily News Beloit Family Struggles With Poverty-Wage Job
8/6/2000 Madison Capital Times Working Hard, Working Poor
8/5/2000 Green Bay News-Chronicle Researchers Say Poverty Still A Trap: A New Study Shows Families Who Start Out Poor Tend to Stay Poor Most of Their Careers
8/4/2000 Wisconsin Week Online Report Finds Support Lacking For Working Poor
8/3/2000 La Crosse Tribune State's Working-Poor Numbers Growing
8/2/2000 Associated Press Working Poor Struggle to Achieve Financial Security
8/2/2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Groups Urge More State Help For Working Poor
8/2/2000 Madison Capital Times 30 Percent Earn Poverty Wage; State's Working Poor Growing, With Women and Blacks Hit Hardest
8/2/2000 Wisconsin State Journal Number Of Working Poor Growing in Wisconsin
8/2/2000 Green Bay Press-Gazette Poor Need State Help, Report Says
8/2/2000 Wisconsin Radio Network Study Says Twenty Percent Of Wisconsin Workers Are Among Working Poor
2/27/2000 Wisconsin State Journal The Salary Gap Factory Work Is Back, But At Wages That Aren't Nearly As Attractive As Before
1/18/2000 Associated Press New Study Says Rich Got Richer And The Poor Didn't
1/18/2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin's Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer, According To Study
1/18/2000 Madison Capital Times Rich-Poor Income Gap Widens Dramatically
1/18/2000 Wisconsin State Journal Rich Make 8 Times As Much As The Poor; In Wisconsin, The Income Gap Has Widened
12/26/1999 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State's Job Boom Not Bringing Salary Boom, Analysis Finds Rise of Low-Skill, Low-Pay Work Ignites Concern over 'Brain Drain'
9/24/1999 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Minimum Wage Boost Called Women's Issue
9/15/1999 Madison Capital Times Spread the Wealth Concept Lost on 90's CEO's
9/6/1999 Madison Capital Times Boom Skips Many
7/22/1999 Madison Capital Times Wages Show How Much Society Values its Members
3/22/1999 Wisconsin State Journal Wage Turnaround Worth Noting
2/9/1999 Madison Capital Times Sweatshop Code of Little Use Without Living Wage Provision
2/3/1999 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In '98, State's Lowest Paid Earned More
2/2/1999 Wisconsin State Journal State's Lower-Income Workers Saw Largest Increase Last Year
1/24/1999 Madison Capital Times Don’t Write Off Basic Industries
10/1/1998 Local 171 Union News and Views A Different View of the State Economy
9/25/1998 Madison Capital Times State's Working Families Lose Ground as Median Income Falls 4.5 Percent
9/25/1998 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin Household Income Dips 4.2 percent, Despite 1-Year Drop, State Poverty Rate Remains Low
9/22/1998 Madison Business First Wages In State Fell Since 1979
9/21/1998 Madison Capital Times Joel Rogers, On the State of Working Wisconsin
9/20/1998 Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin Wages are the Real Issue
9/13/1998 Dunn County News Study: Bad News Outweighs Good; Working Poor Up
9/10/1998 Fennimore Times Study: We’re Working Harder for Less
9/9/1998 Associated Press Wages Decline Despite Economic Strength
9/9/1998 Juneau County Star-Times Income Inequity Keeps on Growing in Wisconsin
9/7/1998 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wage Gains Small in 90's, Study Says; Critics Say Report Flawed
9/6/1998 Associated Press New Study Shows Wisconsin Wages Lag Behind
9/6/1998 Wisconsin State Journal State Behind Times in Real Wages; Despite a Robust Economy, Workers In 1979 Had Higher Pay Than Workers Today
9/6/1998 Kenosha News Wages Decline as Hours Go Up
9/6/1998 Eau Claire Leader-Telegram New Study Shows Wisconsin Wage Hikes Trail 1970s
9/6/1998 Appleton Post-Crescent Study: We Work Harder For Less
9/6/1998 Madison Capital Times Wages Decline in Wisconsin
6/16/1998 Madison Capital Times Minimum Wage Hike Works
5/25/1998 Madison Capital Times Minimum Wage Hike Hasn't Hurt Economy, Study Shows
5/23/1998 Wisconsin State Journal Minimum Wage Hike Aided 163,000 and there weren't Huge Job Losses in State
3/26/1998 Madison Capital Times Rayovac Shares Soar on News of Layoffs
3/29/1996 The Isthmus The Wages of Poverty