For all independent, production and unsupervised workers:
Figure 1: Wisconsin average hourly wages for all private sector workers, in 2017M12$ (blue), for manufacturing and non-supervisory workers (tan). Uses East North Central/Midwest CPI, adjusted periodically by author using X-13 (log transformation). The NBER has defined recession days as shaded in gray. Source: BLS, and author’s statistics.
Figure 2: Year-over-year growth rate in Wisconsin average hourly wages for all private sector workers (blue), for production and non-supervisory workers (tan). Uses East North Central/Midwest CPI, seasonally adjusted by author using X-13 (log transformation). Growth rates using 12-month log differences. The NBER has defined recession days as shaded in gray. Source: BLS, and author’s statistics.
So, with rising real wages and strong employment growth, Wisconsin appears to be in good economic shape, an opinion reflected in polls, in the aggregate.
Figure 3: Percentage of voters who responded to the question “How would you describe the state of Wisconsin’s economy these days?” Source: Marquette Law School Poll.
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