646


        WISCONSIN BLu1 BOOK 1997 - 1998




EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN WISCONSIN
           January 1970 - January 1997
                     (In Thousands)


  Month    Civilian                                       Nonfarm Wage
    and     Labor                          Unemployment     and Salary  
               Retail   Service and
    Year1   Force2 Employed3 Unemployed         Rate      Employment4 Manufacturing4
Trade4 Miscellaneous4
Jan. 1970 1,941.7     1,864.2       NA          3.8%          1,549.4   
    517.7        NA          NA
Jan. 1975 2,115.7     1,994.4     121.3         5.7           1,733.8   
    522.6        NA          NA
Jan. 1980 2,408.4     2,291.2     117.2         4.9           1,926.0   
    581.9      336.8       351.5
Jan. 1985 2,397.5     2,217.6     179.9         7.5           1,921.4   
    507.4      349.3       403.4
Jan. 1990 2,594.5     2,470.9     123.6         4.8           2,206.7   
    547.3      410.7       511.5
Jan. 1995 2,812.3     2,701.5     110.8         3.9           2,476.9   
    591.1      443.9       604.9

Jan. 1996 2,873.2     2,761.1     112.1         3.9           2,523.6   
    594.8      453.1       626.6
Feb. 1996 2,892.2     2,785.1     107.2         3.7           2,519.8   
    592.5      445.9       630.9
Mar. 1996 2,919.3     2,812.3     106.9         3.7           2,533.7   
    594.1      449.4       634.7
Apr. 1996 2,914.3     2,808.7     105.6         3.6           2,555.4   
    594.3      455.1       638.9
May 1996 2,908.1      2,804.0     104.1         3.6           2,591.3   
    597.1      466.2       645.1
Jun. 1996 2,908.3     2,808.6      99.7         3.4           2,621.2   
    606.5      472.7       653.0
Jul. 1996 2,911.3     2,808.6     102.7         3.5           2,598.2   
    607.7      471.9       653.7
Aug. 1996 2,905.4     2,804.2     101.2         3.5           2,605.5   
    610.8      474.6       657.6
Sep. 1996 2,900.0     2,803.7      96.3         3.3           2,622.5   
    605.4      472.5       657.4
Oct. 1996 2,924.3     2,833.8      90.5         3.1           2,631.6   
    602.4      474.7       659.2
Nov. 1996 2,922.7     2,831.6      91.1         3.1           2,652.2   
    599.1      481.1       666.5
Dec. 1996 2,944.3     2,842.6     101.7         3.5           2,643.8   
    596.4      484.0       668.5
Jan. 1997 2,928.9     2,822.5     106.4         3.6           2,572.0   
    593.1      459.0       654.6
NA - Not available.
IAll data are estimates that are revised monthly and annually. Data may not
be strictly comparable for various years due to
  changes in categories. Except where noted, all data are seasonally adjusted.
2Civilian labor force includes both the employed and unemployed, age 16 and
over, and excludes current military personnel
   and institutionalized individuals.
3As of January 1980, includes workers involved in labor disputes.
4Unadjusted total. Persons employed in manufacturing, retail trade, and service
and miscellaneous are counted in nonfarm
  employment.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Economic
Indicators, March 1997 and previous issues.


                    WISCONSIN PERSONAL EARNED INCOME
                                      By Source, 1991 - 1995
                                              (In Millions)

Industry                                                     1991       1992
      1993       1994       1995
Manufacturing.....................................        $18,024    $19,395
   $20,308    $21,981    $23,367
Services..........................................         13,566     14,922
    15,965     16,957     18,227
Government1i .............................................. 9,012   9,722
    10,253     10,669     11,086
Retail trade........................................        5,909      6,278
     6,580      7,002      7,399
Finance, insurance and real estate......................    3,644      4,182
     4,592      4,762      5,155
Transportation and public utilities ...................... 3,827       4,041
     4,337      4,645      4,928
Construction ......................................         3,751      4,096
     4,377      4,796      4,889
Wholesale trade....................................         3,843      4,115
     4,238      4,524      4,865
Agricultural services, forestry, fisheries and other2 ........ 388      
417        442       466        496
Farm  ............................................            782       
906        574        609       298
Mining...........................................              90       
 99        106        114       118
   TOTAL3   ............................ ..................  $62,837 $68,173
 $71,815   $76,525    $80,827
iFederal (including military), state and local government.
2"Other" consists of the wages and salaries of U.S. residents employed
by international organizations and by foreign embassies
  and consulates in the United States.
3Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey
of Current Business, October 1996.