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The authoritative measure of Wisconsin’s economic circumstance suggests that we actually have something to celebrate this Labor Day. Indeed, according to the State of Working Wisconsin report from the UW–Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), “2022 provides better news about work and for workers than any year in this century.”
Dresser said there are ways tech companies can be more deliberate about diversifying their talent pools, including leadership positions. They can provide child care supports, she said, and structure roles around the individual candidate’s strengths and background. And organizations can help women build their network.
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 has cooled somewhat after the steady growth in preceding months. In June the state lost 1,800 jobs. Even so, we have come a long way out of the massive jobs hole created in March 2020.
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in May with the state adding 2,200 jobs. Even so, the state has 2.1% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in April with the state adding 2,700 jobs. Even so, the state has 2.2% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in March with the state adding 1,000 jobs – albeit at a significantly slower rate than last month. We have come a long way out of the massive jobs hole created in March 2020. Even so, the state has 2.3% fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic.
“These public programs have really choked the wages in a lot of ways,” said Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of UW–Madison think tank COWS who has spent decades studying low-wage work. “It’s a matter of public policy that home health workers are paid so little. We haven’t created good public jobs out …
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 continued in February with the state adding 18,600 jobs. Even with this growth, the state has 77,300 fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic – almost exactly 2 years ago. While this is overall good news, several federal programs—like the Child Tax Credit, eviction moratoriums, and more—have ended. Unemployment …
“The economy has a lot of jobs and this gives workers more leverage than they’ve had in a while. There’s some evidence that the strongest wage increases are happening in our lowest wage sectors,” Laura Dresser said in an email. But, she said “there’s not great evidence” that those changes are causing “lasting gains” for …
“The intensity of that collapse is truly historic,” labor economist Laura Dresser said.