Poverty rate up in 2011, UW institute reports, By Coral Garnick, June 20, 2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “More Wisconsin residents were living in poverty — including one in eight children — according to a new report that accounts for both family income and government assistance programs. The overall poverty rate rose from 10.3% in 2010 to 10.7% in 2011, according to the fifth Wisconsin Poverty Report. The child poverty rate rose from 10.8% to 12.2%, which the report called ‘a significant increase…'”
Day: June 21, 2013
May 2013 State Unemployment Rates
Steady hiring pushes down unemployment rates in half of U.S. states, Associated Press, June 21, 2013, Toledo Blade: “Unemployment rates fell in half of U.S. states last month, led by drops in California, West Virginia, New York and Hawaii. The Labor Department said today that unemployment rates rose in 17 states and were unchanged in eight. Hiring has been steady nationwide, leading to a better job market in many areas of the country. Employers added jobs in 33 states last month. The biggest gains were in Ohio, Texas and Michigan…”