Robin Vos has suggested Wisconsin would be much more Republican (hence “better”) without Madison and Milwaukee. I wondered what an ex-Madison and ex-Milwaukee Wisconsin economic output would look like. Here’s the picture.
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Category Archives: Wisconsin
Scott Walker’s Parting Gift to Wisconsin
A shrinking economy.
Wisconsin GDP Surge Revised Away
New figures released by the BEA, incorporating annual benchmark revisions, indicate Wisconsin has been growing more slowly than previously thought; Q/q growth in 2018Q2 was ranked 48th in the Union. This outcome is illustrated in the following map.
Wisconsin Employment Declines, Previous Revised Down
Figures released by DWD suggest a slowdown in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin and Her Neighbors: Coincident Indices
Cumulative growth in Wisconsin since 2017M01 lags Illinois, according to estimates released today. And the 2018M09 Wisconsin index is below peak (nobody else in the region is).
Thankfully, “New Nafta” Has Saved Wisconsin Dairy!
Ooops. Jumped the gun. Actually Nafta 0.8 will only yield minor benefit to American dairy farmers. In the meanwhile, prices are plummeting…
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Wisconsin and Her Neighbors
Bruce Hall takes issue with my post on Wisconsin’s employment growth, and writes (sarcastically):
Looks as if every state in the midwest is doing fine except Wisconsin.
Mebbe the unsarcastic interpretation is more correct. I let readers assess, based on these graphs.
Wisconsin Labor Force, Civilian, Total and Private Nonfarm Payroll Employment All Decline
August total NFP and private NFP also revised downward.
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Minnesota Powers Ahead, Wisconsin Flatlines
According to the Philly Fed coincident indices.
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Using Gov. Walker’s Gold Standard QCEW, Has 250K Jobs Been Added?
Maybe. But not as of 2018M01.
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