Recovering TARP Funding

The U.S. Treasury reports that, as of March 24th of 2011, those participating in TARP have repaid $250.8 billion of the $411 billion they received through TARP. The Treasury has received another $37 billion in interest, dividends and capital gains on their investments in these companies. In total, $287.8 billion (70%) of the money dispersed through TARP has been recovered

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Restating the Unemployment Rate

The official unemployment rate (U-3) in Wisconsin in September was 7.8 percent. U-3 includes those people who do not have a job, are available for work, and have actively looked for work in the last four weeks. A broader measure (U-6) includes those people who want work and are available for work, but are discouraged and have not actively looked for employment in the past four weeks.

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Comparing Per Capita Income

In 2004, per capita income in the Madison metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was the highest among the state’s metro areas. This snapshot gives a comparison with WIsconsin’s other MSAs.

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Impact of National Trends

Shift share analysis provides a mechanism to allocate growth or decline in local emplyment to three factors: the national economy, the local economy and specific local industries.

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