Table 1
Minnesota's jobs recovery has outperformed Wisconsin's overall and in key industries: Employment counts (in thousands), employment growth, and industry shares of total employment in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the United States, 2007–2017 (selected industries)
| Wisconsin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nonfarm | Total private-sector | Construction | Manufacturing | Education & health services | Leisure & hospitality | State & local government | |
| Count Dec 2007 | 2,877.7 | 2,460.1 | 123.9 | 498.6 | 394.1 | 262.3 | 388.5 |
| Count Dec 2010 | 2,736.5 | 2,321.7 | 93.1 | 436.2 | 408.1 | 252.8 | 385.3 |
| Change 2007–2010 (level) | -141.2 | -138.4 | -30.8 | -62.4 | 14.0 | -9.5 | -3.2 |
| Change 2007–2010 (percent) | -4.9% | -5.6% | -24.9% | -12.5% | 3.6% | -3.6% | -0.8% |
| Count Dec 2017 | 2,953.3 | 2,547.0 | 117.3 | 472.6 | 453.0 | 283.3 | 377.3 |
| Change 2010–2017 (level) | 216.8 | 225.3 | 24.2 | 36.4 | 44.9 | 30.5 | -8.0 |
| Change 2010–2017 (percent) | 7.9% | 9.7% | 26.0% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| Industry share of total nonfarm employment | |||||||
| Share in Dec 2007 | 85.5% | 4.3% | 17.3% | 13.7% | 9.1% | 13.5% | |
| Share in Dec 2010 | 84.8% | 3.4% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 9.2% | 14.1% | |
| Change 2007–2010 (ppt) | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Share in Dec 2017 | 86.2% | 4.0% | 16.0% | 15.3% | 9.6% | 12.8% | |
| Change 2010–2017 (ppt) | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 | |
| Minnesota | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | Total private-sector | Construction | Manufacturing | Education & health services | Leisure & hospitality | State & local government | |
| Count Dec 2007 | 2,769.6 | 2,354.2 | 116.0 | 339.2 | 435.0 | 247.8 | 382.6 |
| Count Dec 2010 | 2,651.6 | 2,237.2 | 88.4 | 295.9 | 460.8 | 235.6 | 381.7 |
| Change 2007–2010 (level) | -118.0 | -117.0 | -27.6 | -43.3 | 25.8 | -12.2 | -0.9 |
| Change 2007–2010 (percent) | -4.3% | -5.0% | -23.8% | -12.8% | 5.9% | -4.9% | -0.2% |
| Count Dec 2017 | 2,943.7 | 2,516.7 | 122.5 | 317.9 | 540.3 | 269.2 | 394.9 |
| Change 2010–2017 (level) | 292.1 | 279.5 | 34.1 | 22.0 | 79.5 | 33.6 | 13.2 |
| Change 2010–2017 (percent) | 11.0% | 12.5% | 38.6% | 7.4% | 17.3% | 14.3% | 3.5% |
| Industry share of total nonfarm employment | |||||||
| Share in Dec 2007 | 85.0% | 4.2% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 8.9% | 13.8% | |
| Share in Dec 2010 | 84.4% | 3.3% | 11.2% | 17.4% | 8.9% | 14.4% | |
| Change 2007–2010 (ppt) | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Share in Dec 2017 | 85.49% | 4.16% | 10.80% | 18.35% | 9.14% | 13.42% | |
| Change 2010–2017 (ppt) | 1.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | |
| United States | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | Total private-sector | Construction | Manufacturing | Education & health services | Leisure & hospitality | State & local government | |
| Change 2007–2010 (percent) | -5.5% | -6.4% | -27.0% | -15.6% | 6.4% | -2.9% | -1.1% |
| Change 2010–2017 (percent) | 12.8% | 15.4% | 29.4% | 8.3% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 0.7% |
| Industry share of total nonfarm employment | |||||||
| Share in Dec 2007 | 83.8% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 9.8% | 14.2% | |
| Share in Dec 2010 | 83.0% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 15.4% | 10.1% | 14.8% | |
| Change 2007–2010 (ppt) | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Share in Dec 2017 | 84.9% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 15.8% | 11.0% | 13.2% | |
| Change 2010–2017 (ppt) | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -1.6 | |
Note: This table shows statistics on total nonfarm jobs, total private-sector jobs, and noteworthy industries. Appendix Table A1 shows statistics for all major industry categories.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Employment Statistics data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007–2017
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