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.

Parents Working

According to the most recent U.S. Census data, 40,389 Dane County households (21.5 percent of all households in the county) include a husband, wife and at least one child under the age of eighteen. In what percentage of those households are both parents employed?

Madison Commuters

In 2008, there were 197,282 full- and part-time jobs in teh city of Madison. But how many of those jobs were filled by people living outside the city? According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s On The Map, 127,283 jobs were filled by people living outsid ethe city. Thats 64.5 percent of all the jobs. A […]

Jobs Within the City

According to the U.S. Census, residents of the city of Madison held 84,885 full- and part-time jobs in 2008. How many of those jobs were located within the city?

Finding Who Fills Jobs in a City

In 2008, there were 197,282 full- and part-time jobs in the city of Madison. How many of those jobs were filled by people living outside the city?

What’s Going on in Calumet County

According to the U.S. Census, there were 21,264 primary jobs in Calumet County, Wisconsin in 2009. The Census also reports that 21,605 Calumet County residents were employed in 2009.