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Wisconsin often has among the highest labor force participation rates in the country for “prime working age” residents, according to a recent UW-Madison report. The labor force participation rate is typically based on the percentage of workers over age 16 that are...

The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of March 2023, which showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.5%. The...

In a growing job market, many industries are seeing rising wages and increased spending on salaries. The health care industry is no exception.  In order to address shortages in health care positions and fill high-demand positions, hospitals have been forced to try a...

Miss America Grace Stanke can imagine an Earth Day where we power our alarm clocks, hair dryers, cars, laptops, cellphones and televisions with energy that’s safe, effective, reliable and does not harm the environment. Those renewable energy options could include...

Funding for Wisconsin's public higher education systems is a tale of two stories, one that is funded eighth worst in the country and another that is fifth best, according to a new report. The report found that the University of Wisconsin System ranked 43rd nationally...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity CEO Buckley Brinkman discusses how the center prepares businesses for exporting. He says the center’s ExporTech program helps manufacturers develop an exporting plan in 90...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Brian Andrew, chief investment officer for Johnson Financial Group. He provides insights on the recent high-profile collapses of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, highlighting...

As part of UW Health’s ongoing commitment to addressing the nursing workforce shortage, the health system has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Madison College to create one of the nation’s first registered nurse apprenticeships. The...

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate continued to decline in March, reaching a new record low of 2.5%, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. The previous record low came in February at 2.7%. The decline over the month came...

Milwaukee's technology workforce expanded slightly in 2022 at a pace of growth that trailed other major Midwest cities, according to new data published by industry trade group CompTIA. Technology employment in the Milwaukee area grew 0.5% year over year in 2022 to...

Wisconsin labor force participation rates are among highest in U.S., according to a report from the University of Wisconsin Extension. Community Development Specialist Matt Kures said Wisconsin regularly ranks in the top 10 as a state for labor force participation...

Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world's largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers. Microsoft...

Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #195 creating the Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation to advise on creating the state’s first-ever Green Innovation Fund. The Green Innovation Fund and its partners will leverage public and...

Nearly 1,000 hospital and health care leaders, providers, staff, trustees and volunteers participated in Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) annual Advocacy Day today, the first held in person since the pandemic. Former Govs. Jim Doyle and Tommy G. Thompson were...

Key Findings Like other infectious illnesses, rates of strep throat infections dropped significantly in 2020, coinciding with COVID-19 pandemic precautions. Rates remained low throughout 2020 and 2021.   Similar to prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, strep throat...

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received more than $590,000 to develop and offer paid internship opportunities for students in collaboration with area businesses. The grant comes from the state Department of Workforce Development’s (DWD) Wisconsin Fast...

Energy Tech Innovations, LLC (ETI) is one of the 26 companies vying for a win in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan contest. Founded in 2015, this company has developed a simpler and more cost-effective way to create biogas, while commodifying the carbon dioxide...