Chart: Since 2010, women’s labor force participation has fallen in Wisconsin: Changes in the labor force participation rates of men and women in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2010–2017 (percentage points) | Economic Policy Institute

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Since 2010, women's labor force participation has fallen in Wisconsin: Changes in the labor force participation rates of men and women in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2010–2017 (percentage points)

Demographic	Minnesota	Wisconsin
Overall	-0.2	-0.4
Men	-0.4	0.4
Women	0	-1.2

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Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly survey microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau

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