City of Racine #1 Again For Unemployment in Wisconsin

04/25/2012 | Filed under: Local News | Posted by:

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce released their March 2012 Unemployment Rates. Racine has taken back it’s #1 spot which it has held for many many months. The City of Racine’s unemployment rate for March tops out at 11.9% beating out Beloit with their 11.8%, Caledonia had the lowest March 2012 rate, 3.5 percent.

But eight of 12 metro areas gain jobs over the month; metro Milwaukee estimates decline by 4,400.

MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson today announced U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary March employment data for Wisconsin counties, metro areas and large municipalities.

“Compared to a year ago, unemployment rates are lower in all major cities, all metro areas and all but three counties,” DWD Secretary Reggie Newson said. “More people are working, and we expect more to return to work as the hiring season progresses.”

Secretary Newson said job openings on www.JobCenterofWisconsin.com, have exceeded 36,000 statewide
in recent weeks, and he urges job seekers to visit the website and pursue these opportunities.
JOBS DATA (METRO AREAS ONLY)
Eight metro areas added jobs over the month on a seasonally adjusted basis, including Appleton (+200), Fond du Lac (+400), Janesville (+600), La Crosse (+700), Madison (+1,000), Racine (+800), Sheboygan (+100) and Wausau (+600). Four metro areas saw job numbers decline including Eau Claire (-800), Green Bay (-1,500), Milwaukee-Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington (-4,400) and Oshkosh-Neenah (-500).

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
METRO AREAS
All 12 metro areas had lower rates in March than in February and the same month a year ago Janesville had the highest rate at 9.2 percent and Madison had the lowest at 5.3 percent. Both Janesville and Sheboygan had the year-over-year decreases of 1.3 percentage points. Janesville’s rate dropped from 10.5 percent in March 2011 to 9.2 percent last month; Sheboygan’s rate, from 8.6 percent to 7.3 percent.

MUNICIPALITIES
Of 32 municipalities with at least 25,000 residents, only Franklin had a rate increase over the month, from 6.1 percent in February to 6.2 percent in March. The rest had decreases over the month, and all had rate declines from a year ago. Caledonia had the lowest March 2012 rate, 3.5 percent, while Racine had the highest at 11.9 percent.

COUNTIES
Of 72 counties, 67 had lower rates over the month. Ashland, Forest, Menominee and Vilas had increases. Iron had no change. Compared to a year ago, 69 had lower rates. Bayfield, Menominee and Sawyer had rate increases. Dane had the lowest rate, 5.0 percent; Menominee, the highest rate, 16.2 percent.

For more information and their data visit the Department of Workforce Development at
March 2012 Unemployment Rates.

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8 Responses to City of Racine #1 Again For Unemployment in Wisconsin

  1. But don’t fret everyone. Racine is a Well City USA designation and we have some damn good tasting water. Just watch out, you won’t get a job and your chances of being a victim of crime is sky high!!

    racineuncovered
    04/25/2012 at 8:53 pm

  2. We’re #1, we’re #1! Will there be cake?

    J.Spam
    04/25/2012 at 9:07 pm

  3. A couple of Lawyers lost there jobs now that the Dickert lawsuit is over…. If only he had held out until next month…

    And that means the Wolf-Man is unemployed also!

    Tricky Dicky
    04/25/2012 at 9:18 pm

  4. Dickert said we would be a top 10 city, he just didnt say it would be in unemployment. Send him back to selling real estate.

    lakem
    04/25/2012 at 9:28 pm

  5. Lord knows if he were to go into real estate, there is plenty of inventory for him to move at low low prices. I have seen my personal property drop in value by 34% since june of ’06 now I am almost upside down on my mortgage. I have dropped 14k in the last 30 days. almost time to walk away from it and get an apartment for a couple years while my credit repairs from a foreclosure. Maybe I could avoid the special assessment fee in the process. What a great city we live in. Way to go! but hey, the water actaully is quite good.

    shadow1757
    04/26/2012 at 1:34 pm

  6. Anyone seen Enicar333 lately? Have not heard much from him lately. Has he changed his name?

    speaking frankly
    04/26/2012 at 10:16 pm

  7. SF: TrickyDicky is his latest nom-de-plume. Sad that he feels he needs to change his identity every month or so.. must be hiding from the evil Stormtroopers of the JT and the City again.

    antiwesley
    04/26/2012 at 11:39 pm

  8. Just a heads up, enicar wouldn’t have to change his name here (maybe over there he ran into problems) but the list is very few of people that have been banned (less than 10 in four years :) )

    racineuncovered
    04/27/2012 at 2:45 am

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