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Milwaukee Jobs Created by ARRA
Thousands of Milwaukee jobs (Click here) have been created or maintained because of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Gov. Jim Doyle recently released a report that found federal stimulus money has helped to create or retain about 8,284 full-time jobs throughout Wisconsin. Most of those jobs have been for teachers, police officers and firefighters.
The White House recently projected that the stimulus has led to the creation or retention of 22,100 jobs throughout Wisconsin and could eventually create 70,000 jobs throughout the state.
"We want to assure Wisconsin citizens that the funds are spent wisely," Doyle said. "We will continue to work with the federal government to make real investments in our economy."
So far, the state has spent $680 in stimulus money. The report only included details on money that was spent by the state or that flowed through the state government to private companies or nonprofits. About $1.9 billion has been awarded to Wisconsin under that category
According to an article by the Wisconsin State Journal, the report does not include the effects of money awarded directly to the University of Wisconsin System, local governments or private companies. Also missing was the impact of $2 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses and almost $4 billion for local governments, businesses, nonprofits and state programs for the poor.
Despite the added jobs created by federal stimulus funding and the fact that Milwaukee's unemployment rate has declined, the city has continued to lose jobs as of late. During August, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 9.5 percent to 9.3 percent, which was slightly lower than the national unemployment rate at the time of 9.7 percent.
The area had a total non-farm employment of 805,900 workers during August, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 810,600 workers during July and a 5.9 percent decrease from last year.
Statewide, Wisconsin saw its unemployment rate decrease from 9 percent to 8.8 percent during August. The state had a total non-farm employment of 2,754,600 workers during August, which is down from 2,755,200 workers during July and a 3.9 percent decrease from last year.
Gov. Jim Doyle recently released a report that found federal stimulus money has helped to create or retain about 8,284 full-time jobs throughout Wisconsin. Most of those jobs have been for teachers, police officers and firefighters.
The White House recently projected that the stimulus has led to the creation or retention of 22,100 jobs throughout Wisconsin and could eventually create 70,000 jobs throughout the state.
"We want to assure Wisconsin citizens that the funds are spent wisely," Doyle said. "We will continue to work with the federal government to make real investments in our economy."
So far, the state has spent $680 in stimulus money. The report only included details on money that was spent by the state or that flowed through the state government to private companies or nonprofits. About $1.9 billion has been awarded to Wisconsin under that category
According to an article by the Wisconsin State Journal, the report does not include the effects of money awarded directly to the University of Wisconsin System, local governments or private companies. Also missing was the impact of $2 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses and almost $4 billion for local governments, businesses, nonprofits and state programs for the poor.
Despite the added jobs created by federal stimulus funding and the fact that Milwaukee's unemployment rate has declined, the city has continued to lose jobs as of late. During August, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 9.5 percent to 9.3 percent, which was slightly lower than the national unemployment rate at the time of 9.7 percent.
The area had a total non-farm employment of 805,900 workers during August, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 810,600 workers during July and a 5.9 percent decrease from last year.
Statewide, Wisconsin saw its unemployment rate decrease from 9 percent to 8.8 percent during August. The state had a total non-farm employment of 2,754,600 workers during August, which is down from 2,755,200 workers during July and a 3.9 percent decrease from last year.
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