WI sees improving jobs picture; Dems not impressed

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON – Wisconsin’s job creation ranking is on the rise, according to the latest quarterly data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Not enough to help the 217,000 Wisconsinites out of work last month. And certainly not enough for Gov. Scott Walker to placate the partisan bomb throwers and ease the political screeds of the minority Democrats.

But could a respectable jump in new jobs diminish the Dems’ most potent argument against a Republican governor who has survived a recall election but has, so far, fallen well short of his ambitious jobs promises?

Steady

The Badger State moved up 11 spots in the rankings of state-by-state private sector job creation, in fourth quarter 2012, according to BLS’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data. The latest QCEW report, released Thursday, compares the last three months of 2012 to the same period in 2011.

On a percentage basis, Wisconsin ranked 33rd in job creation, up from 44th in the previous quarter – outworking neighbor Illinois. Wisconsin’s economy added 32,282 private sector jobs quarter over quarter, ranking it 21st in total jobs created.

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