COWS- Center on Wisconsin Strategy: Publications

Publications

Date	Publication Type	Publication Title
9/6/2010	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 2010
9/6/2010	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 2010
7/26/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - June 2010 Data Update
6/22/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - May 2010 Data Update
5/25/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - April 2010 Data Update
5/5/2010	report	Building Bridges in Wisconsin: Connecting Working Adults With College Credentials and Career Advancement
4/20/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Women, Wages and the Recession
4/20/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - March 2010 Data Update
3/30/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - February 2010 Data Update
3/16/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - January 2010 Data Update
1/27/2010	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - December 2009 Data Update
12/22/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - November 2009 Data Update
11/24/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - October 2009 Data Update
10/22/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - September 2009 Data Update
10/15/2009	report	Wisconsin's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs
10/7/2009	overview	Key Middle-Skill Opportunities in Wisconsin
10/7/2009	overview	Wisconsin RISE Target Population
9/24/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - August 2009 Data Update
9/6/2009	report	The State of Working Wisconsin - Update 2009
9/1/2009	report	Confronting the Gloves-Off Economy: America's Broken Labor Standards and How to Fix Them
8/25/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - July 2009 Data Update
7/23/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - June 2009 Data Update
7/23/2009	briefing paper	Raising Wisconsin's Minimum Wage
7/8/2009	article	Reconstructing the Local Labor Market: The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership and BIG STEP
6/30/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - May 2009 Data Update
6/2/2009	briefing paper	Wisconsin Job Watch - April 2009 Data Update
12/15/2008	1 page	Toward Understanding Work Motivation
10/23/2008	report	The Future of the Health Care Workforce In South Central/Southwest Wisconsin
10/14/2008	press release	Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short
8/31/2008	press release	State of Working Wisconsin 2008- Press Release
8/31/2008	exec summary	State of Working Wisconsin 2008- Executive Summary
8/31/2008	report	State of Working Wisconsin 2008
4/22/2008	briefing paper	Mind the Gap! Women, Wages and the Pay Gap in Wisconsin
4/15/2008	report	Skilled Workers, Quality Jobs: Meeting the Needs of Wisconsin's Workers and Businesses
4/15/2008	press release	Skilled Workers, Quality Jobs: Meeting the Needs of Wisconsin's Workers and Businesses (Press Release)
4/9/2008	report	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Growing Income Inequality
4/9/2008	press release	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Growing Income Inequality (Media Release)
3/19/2008	overview	Key Middle-Skill Opportunities in Wisconsin
9/2/2007	report	State of Working Wisconsin 2007 Update
9/2/2007	press release	State of Working Wisconsin 2007 Update (Media Release)
3/29/2007	press release	Raising the Minimum Wage
3/7/2007	1 page	Wisconsin Women and Economic Opportunity
1/11/2007	1 page	Black Wisconsinites and Economic Opportunity
12/5/2006	report	When Work Doesn't Pay: The Hidden Cost of Low-Wage Jobs
9/3/2006	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 2006
9/3/2006	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 2006: Executive Summary
9/1/2006	press release	SOWW Media Release
6/1/2006	press release	Wisconsin’s Minimum Wage Increases to $6.50/hour
6/1/2006	1 page	Wisconsin Minimum Wage Facts: Minimum Wage $6.50/hour as of June 1
1/26/2006	report	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Growing Income Inequality
1/26/2006	press release	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Growing Income Inequality
9/4/2005	press release	Wisconsin Economic Picture Darkens: Study Shows Declining Wages And Benefits
9/4/2005	report	The State of Working Wisconsin, Update 2005
4/19/2005	report	Social Security in Wisconsin at a Glance
4/19/2005	press release	Social Security is Critical to Economic Security for Wisconsin Seniors, New Data Show
10/19/2004	press release	Data Shows 205,136 Wisconsin Children in Poverty in 2003 -- Increase of More Than 34,377 Since 2000. Report: Huge Payoff to Taxpayers from Early Investment in Kids -- and Huge Losses from Current Neglect.
10/13/2004	report	Working Hard, Falling Short: Wisconsin's Working Families and the Pursuit of Economic Security
10/13/2004	press release	Many Hardworking Wisconsin Families Hardly Getting By: More than One of Five Working Families in the State have Low Incomes; 44 Percent of Minority Working Families Fall into Low-Income Category
9/5/2004	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 2004
9/5/2004	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 2004: Executive Summary
9/5/2004	press release	Wisconsin Jobs and Economy Still Suffering from Recession
8/15/2004	report	Moving Outward: The Shifting Landscape of Poverty in Milwaukee
7/30/2004	report	Job Watch: A Long-Term View of the Wisconsin Jobs Picture
7/30/2004	press release	Long-Term View Shows Weakness of Wisconsin Job Recovery
5/13/2004	press release	Wisconsin Leads Nation in Shift Away from Health Insurance Coverage, Study Shows
5/13/2004	report	Job Watch: Wisconsin Posts Dramatic Shift Away from Health Insurance Coverage; Change Reflects Job Loss in Industries Offering Good Benefits, and Growth in Low-Benefit Industries
4/2/2004	report	Job Watch: February 2004 Job Counts Show that Wisconsin’s Economic Recovery Continues to Disappoint
4/2/2004	press release	Job Losses and High Unemployment Persist in Wisconsin, New Data Show
2/16/2004	press release	Wisconsin Loses High-Paying Jobs While Low-Wage Industries Keep Growing: New Data Show Growth Industries Pay Almost 20 Percent Less
2/11/2004	report	Job Watch: December 2003 Numbers Reveal Continuing Problems in Wisconsin’s Job Picture
2/1/2004	report	Job Watch: A Shift to Low-Wage Jobs in Wisconsin
12/1/2003	report	Moving Hotels to the High Road: Strategies That Help Workers and Firms Succeed
12/1/2003	article	The Coffee Pot Wars: Unions and Firm Restructuring in the Hotel Industry
11/1/2003	report	Building Quality Child Care Jobs: Model Work Standards in Action
10/21/2003	press release	Bush Tax Cuts Not Producing Promised Jobs in Wisconsin: September 2003
9/15/2003	press release	COWS Shows Minimum Wage Hike Would Benefit 130,000 WI Workers
9/15/2003	report	Raising the Floor: Who Would Benefit From a Minimum Wage Increase inWisconsin
8/31/2003	report	The State of Working Wisconsin: Update 2003
8/31/2003	press release	New Study Shows Worsening Conditions for Wisconsin Workers: UW Researchers Cite Rising Unemployment, Job Losses, and Stagnant Wages
5/27/2003	press release	State Can Help Wisconsin's Working Families Succeed, Study Shows: Government, Labor, and Business Leaders Respond to Findings
5/27/2003	report	Honoring Work in Wisconsin: State Policies to Promote Self-Sufficiency for Working Families
2/1/2003	overview	Hotel Workers and Industry Change
12/19/2002	overview	More Servants or a Better Society?
12/19/2002	overview	Economic Opportunity in a Volatile Economy
12/18/2002	overview	The Local Child Care Wage Initiative
11/26/2002	report	A Public Investment in Quality Care for Kids: An Evaluation of the Local Child Care Wage Initiative
11/26/2002	press release	UW-Madison Research Center Documents Effect of Turnover in Child Care Centers and How the Local Child Care Wage Initiative is Helping Child Care Workers and the Kids in Their Care
11/26/2002	report	Better Wages, Better Care: The Link Between Job Quality and Child Care Quality in Dane County
9/1/2002	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 2002
9/1/2002	press release	State of Working Wisconsin 2002 Shows Family Income Up, but Growing Inequality
9/1/2002	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 2002: Executive Summary
8/4/2002	report	No Pay No Gain: The Structure and Persistence of Bad Jobs in Wisconsin
8/4/2002	press release	Working but Poor a Reality in Wisconsin
7/24/2002	press release	Divergent Paths Named Outstanding Book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
4/23/2002	report	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Strong 1990s Growth Masked Growing Inequality
4/23/2002	press release	Pulling Apart: Wisconsin's Strong 1990s Growth Masked Growing Inequality
4/1/2002	report	Pulling Apart: A State by State Analysis of Income Trends
4/1/2002	press release	Despite Past Boom Times, Income Gaps Have Widened in 45 States Over the Past Twenty Years
3/7/2002	press release	Upward Mobility for Workers Has Stopped in New Economy
12/1/2001	report	Can't Afford to Lose a Bad Job
12/1/2001	exec summary	Can't Afford to Lose a Bad Job: Executive Summary
12/1/2001	exec summary	Can't Afford to Lose a Bad Job: Executive Summary (Spanish)
10/9/2001	report	Voices From the Field: The Child Care Workforce Talks About Work and Wages
10/1/2001	press release	Organizations Support Action On Minimum Wage Increase
9/2/2001	press release	Wisconsin Families Working More Hours, Hit Hard by Economic Downturn
9/2/2001	report	The State of Working Wisconsin: Update 2001
7/24/2001	press release	One in Five Wisconsin Families With Young Children Can't Afford Basics
7/1/2001	report	Why Privatizing Government Services Would Hurt Women Workers
5/24/2001	report	The Local Child Care Wage Initiative: Building Quality Jobs for the People Who Care for Our Kids
3/8/2001	overview	Child Care Matters
3/8/2001	press release	City of Madison, Dane County Team to Boost Child Care Compensation and Quality
2/7/2001	press release	Federal Minimum Wage Proposal Would Raise Wages for 122,641 Wisconsin Workers
1/1/2001	report	Hardships in America: The Real Story of Working Families
9/2/2000	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 2000
9/2/2000	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 2000: Executive Summary
8/2/2000	press release	Number of Wisconsin's Working Poor on the Increase
8/1/2000	exec summary	Barely Getting By: Wisconsin's Working Poor Families: Executive Summary
8/1/2000	report	Barely Getting By: Wisconsin's Working Poor Families
1/18/2000	report	Pulling Apart: The Strong Wisconsin Economy Masks Growing Inequality
1/1/1998	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 1998
1/1/1998	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 1998: Executive Summary
1/1/1996	report	The State of Working Wisconsin 1996
1/1/1996	exec summary	The State of Working Wisconsin 1996: Executive Summary

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