Now that December numbers (released by DWD today) destroy the thesis that half of year-to-date cumulative employment is accounted for by government jobs, will a retraction be forthcoming? Here’s Michael Lucas’ graph running up through November, from this article:
Category Archives: Wisconsin
Why The MacIver Institute Should Be Charged with Data Abuse
In “The Evers Economy Is a Soviet Dream”, Michael Lucas writes:
Wisconsin Economic Outlook (Nov 2024)
This forecast from the Wisconsin Dept of Revenue based on S&P Global national forecast finalized before the election.
Did Wisconsin Manufacturing Thrive during Trump Trade War 1.0?
A retrospective:
Trump 25% Tariffs: Wisconsinites “to get it good and hard”?
President-elect Trump has mentioned a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada. Time to think about how this would affect Wisconsin, a state that voted for Mr. Trump.
Wisconsin Employment Rises in October
NFP and private NFP up (although below recent peaks), while civilian employment rises.
Trump 2.0 Tariffs and Wisconsin
Be prepared. It doesn’t look good for Wisconsin (just like Trump 1.0 didn’t but this time there isn’t $18 billion on tap to bail out the soybean farmers).
Wisconsin Economic Sit-Rep
DWD released employment numbers for September today.
Wisconsin Exports during Trump Trade War 1.0
A reminder:
Wisconsin GDP Revised Up (a lot!)
Wisconsin GDP grew at 4.2% SAAR in Q2. The 2023Q4 figure was raised 2.7% by the annual update (the corresponding figure for US GDP was 1.2%).