Alphabetical Site Map
Can't find the topic you are seeking? Links below will take you to data contained within
Worknet. Otherwise, the links go to data provided by other sources.
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Affirmative Action, state and county
Apprenticeship Occupations provides a list of occupations in which people
have set up apprenticeships. Have you wondered how to apply for an apprentice-able job? Click on any title to read about the requirements for that occupation.
Apprenticeship Trades for Adults is a program within the Department of Workforce Development.
Apprenticeship for Youth is part of a statewide School-to-Work initiative for high students who want to
experience hands on learning at the worksite in conjunction with classroom instruction.
Boards & Partners module, also
related to Workforce Development Areas, is your link to the WDA Directory map that links you to
Country Profiles, Regional Profiles, Regional Analysts, and quarterly Workforce Observation
Business Module includes
links for those starting, expanding, relocating or closing a business, as well as links related to
Finding Workers. There is a business search feature that, at a county level, where employer by
name, industry, or occupation can be identified. Large Employer search provides viewing for
employers in a given industry for a given geographic area. Check out the Business Module for many
more links to a variety of business related topics.
Career Exploration Module features in addition to the standard related links and
instructional guide, career posters, and wage comparisons. Wage comparisons enable you to select a single occupation, then select
multiple counties. The results allows you to compare wages between different locales.
Civilian Labor Force -
1990 to present with multiple geographic choices
Consumer Price Index
(CPI) links to US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation information. Consumer Price
Index (CPI) is the ratio of the value of a basket of goods in the current year to the value of that same basket of goods in an
earlier year.
Monthly:
Semi-Annual:
Commuting patterns query years include 1990 and 2000.
Council on Workforce Investment is
the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment, which establishes a state workforce
investment board with strong leadership, and a commitment to the collaboration
of business, labor, state and local government, educational institutions, and
workforce-related organizations. This Council Home Page provides support to the
council members and information to the general public and stakeholders of
Wisconsin's workforce investment system.
County-to-county worker flows examine interconnections between the state's counties. This publication provides estimates for commuting destinations of county residents, the origin of county workers, and typical travel times of county residents.
County level resources contains many links to
places for information on population, unemployment rates, education
reports..
County Profiles, Wisconsin
County Snapshot provides an at-a-glance
view of the most recent changes in Wisconsin's local economies. Each Snapshot
presents a variety of country-specific economic indicators, including
employment levels, average weekly wages, unemployment claims and
information on leading industries and occupations.
County Wage Comparison compares salary levels by
geographic location around Wisconsin.
Current Employment Statistics
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Data Analyst Module
provides access to labor market information statistics on quarterly census of
employment and wages, current employment statistics, local area unemployment
statistics, plant closings mass layoff notices, to list a few items found in this location.
Economic Developers Module includes a links to the LEHD,
a U.S. Census bureau product that supplies statistics on employment, job creation, turnover,
and earnings by industry, age and sex. for local economies. Also included in this module are a Large Employer search, and
the Top and Bottom 5 Industries query that compare industry trends from one year
to the next as well as other useful links and tools.
Economic Indicators
Education statistics
E-mail sign-up to receive notification of WORKnet / LMI product
updates.
Equal Rights Division administers the federal laws pertaining
to civil
rights and labor standards (PDF). The Equal Rights web site includes
information about child labor, minimum wage, and hours of work and overtime. Equal Rights is a program in the
Department of Workforce Development.
Employer names and addresses is a database containing names and addresses of employers covered by Wisconsin's Unemployment Insurance Law. You may order mailing labels, paper listings or the data on CD. Cost depends upon amount of data
ordered.
Employer Search query allows you to view an employer by name, industry or occupation.
Employment, state job openings is the state government's on-line system for job announcements,
applications and examinations. Also includes other specialized job programs and information.
ES-202 program see Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program.
Forward Wisconsinis a unique public-private state marketing and business
recruitment organization. Their job is marketing outside Wisconsin to attract new businesses, jobs and increased economic activity to the state.
Glossary of
labor market information terms
Health Care Workforce
Development informs you about the initiatives and efforts provided
through the Department of Workforce Development on the topic of health care
issues.
Hot Jobs are high projected job growth occupations. In order to be a Hot Job they must meet
the following criteria:
They must have an average annual wage above the state median;
The percentage change must be greater than the state average; and
The number of job openings must be greater than the state average.
Income data are estimates of total
and per capita personal income from the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the US,
State, Metropolitan SAs , Micropolitan SAs, Metropolitan Division, Combined SAs
and Counties.
Industry Employment
data is offered through this menu-selection Data Tables page in which industry
employment figures are available from two different programs: Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) and Current Employment Statistics (CES).
Current and historical information available from both query and download file
menu options.
Inflation
calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data
represents changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for
consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated
every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index
value is used.
Inflation information can
be found on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index
website.
Instructions for navigating through the various features (tools) in each
module:
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Jobs
is the state government's on-line system for job announcements, applications
and examinations. Also includes other specialized job programs and information.
Job Center Directory
lists the phone number and address of your nearest Wisconsin Job Center.
Job Center of Wisconsin is an
internet-based job search system containing current job openings provided by employers to Wisconsin Job Center system.
Job Search Sites lists
many major city newspapers where job openings are often posted. this web page is organized by
Local, Wisconsin, and United States groupings with suggested links for job
opening searches. The page is not intended to list everything, but a sampling of
what is available.
Job Seeker Module
provides access to occupational information, wages, employers by county area.
Look for the job seeker's Links page, found under Resources. This is your key
to tips on resume writing, job interviewing techniques and topics to further your job search efforts.
Labor Law Clinics are educational seminars
that are usually one day in length but
sometimes a half-day or two days in length, which are open to the public and
feature DWD staff explaining many of the the laws and rules the agency
administers.
Labor Laws, Labor Standards
also see description of Equal Rights Division above.
Licensed Occupations is a listing of those occupations that require
licensure. Select any title to read a description and view contact
agency, phone and address information.
LMI Business Forms are used by employers to submit data (surveys) about the
employer's business type, address verification or industry code verification.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program is designed to develop new
information about local labor market conditions. The partnership between
state labor market information agencies and the Census Bureau supplies new
measures. These measures are local, state, county and sub-county levels.
LED supplies statistics on employment, job
creation, turnover, and earnings by industry, age and sex. It provides
dynamic information on the rapidly changing economy
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Maps
- County Veterans Service Offices
- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas in Wisconsin
- Job Center Partner Network
- Job Service Districts
- Population maps courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Wisconsin Counties
- Workforce Development Area (WDA)
Mass layoff - 60 day
notification list are notices filed in compliance with Worker
Adjustment Retaining Notification (WARN) Act and State Plant Closing
law.
Minimum Wage is the
smallest hourly wage that an employee may be paid as mandated by federal and state laws.
New Hire Reporting is a process by which an
employer reports information on newly hired employees to Wisconsin's Department of Workforce
Development within 20 days after the employee starts work or employees who return to work
after an unpaid interval of more than 90 days (seasonal workers.)
Non-traditional Occupations provides a listing of those occupations
in which 25% or less of the workforce are women. Click on any linked
title to read about wages paid, skills needed, a description, and
related occupations.
News
Release Schedule for monthly labor market information data releases.
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
Office of Economic Advisors (OEA) publishes monthly and annual reports that provide an overview of county and state trends.
While the OEA web site is no longer available, the same products remain available through WORKnet and can be found in the following locations.
- Articles and Reports. The regional economists respond to requests for...
- Presentation. Regional Economists prepare PowerPoint presentations, copies are available for a year and can be accessed...
- Publications. County Profile for each of Wisconsin's 72 counties is a signature product of Regional Economists...
- Economic data. OEA staff prepare numerous excel spreadsheets on various aspects of Wisconsin's economies. All of these products can now be found in the module
Data Analyst. Select a Data Table index.
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network contains comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies.
Plant closings - 60 day notification list are notices filed in compliance with Worker
Adjustment Retaining Notification (WARN) Act and State Plant Closing law.
Prevailing Wage Rate is the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for health
insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits and any other bona fide economic benefit,
paid directly or indirectly for a majority of the hours worked in a trade or occupation for all
types of local public works project, for all types of state public works projects, except
highways and bridges, and for all state contract highway and bridge construction projects.
Projections are an estimate of future employment based on historical employment trends and anticipated shifts in economic, social, and demographic factors.
The purpose of Wisconsin’s Projections program is to offer some insight into questions regarding the future growth or decline of Wisconsin's industries and occupations. Long- and short-term outlooks of employment are provided. The long-term projections are for ten years out into the future where as short-term projections are for two years out.
Wisconsin projection information can be found on WORKnet in the following locations:
LT = Long Term Projections Statewide
LT-Regional = Long Term Projections by WDA
ST = Short Term Projections Statewide
Publications A selection of published documents, that include
articles, special project documents, PowerPoint presentations, County profiles and workforce development area profiles.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
- Program description
- Industry employment: all counties and total all industry, private, government and all ownerships. View a
query format for customizing your data needs or
download TXT formatted files to be used in databases.
- Industry employment and wages.
are quarterly data for industry (private, government & combined) employment
levels, total industry wages, and average industry wage. This data is
available in PDF format
Race see affirmative action
Request for
data instructions. The Bureau of Workforce Information (BWI) provides consultation, data analysis and file creation on a variety of topics related to work
programs and labor market information. If the information being sought is not offered on this site, BWI can produce summary statistics within
the restrictions of state and federal laws, regulations and administrative rules.
Research and
Statistics for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families )and WIA work programs
(Workforce Investment Act).
SNAP (Standard Name and Address Program) see
Employer Names and Addresses above.
Student enrollments, public and private high school graduates, dropouts
reports. see Education, WI - related above
Subscription lists: an email notification feature.
Labor market data is updated throughout the year, some data receive monthly updates,
while other data are only updated yearly. Select a topic to receive an
email notification about that topic when the data has been changed.
Tax Credit Programs are available that can help businesses reduce their
Federal and State tax liability. The employer tax credit incentives can help businesses create jobs, boost local economies and help new employees
obtain and retain jobs.
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Unemployment and Unemployment
Rates start the historical series with 1990. This section includes the civilian labor force data that is state and metropolitan statistics
areas, which are are seasonally adjusted. And, local area unemployment series, that include county and city data, which are not adjusted data.
All include annual averages.
Unemployment Insurance (UI Division) is your link to apply for benefits, register as a Wisconsin employer, file
quarterly tax and wage reports, and more.
Unemployment
Rates, historical series. As early as 1954 unemployment rates were
collected at the state level. The unemployment rates for the metropolitan
statistical area series starting with 1970 are currently not available.
Veterans
Videos of selected occupations provide a brief visual and audio demonstration of that
occupation's job duties.
Wages
Wages for occupations in nation and other states are maintained at the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site.
Wisconsin Job Centers is your Wisconsin Employment Connection. This website provides a wealth of information classified into the
following categories: Job Seekers, Workers and Students; Businesses and Employers; and Staff and Partners.
Workforce Development Area (WDA), also known as Boards & Partners module, is your link to the WDA Directory.
This Directory links you to Country Profiles, Regional Profiles, Regional Analysts, and monthly Workforce Observations.
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Youth Module
has links to information about hours of work, work permits, and
links to youth focused work force agencies.
