Dept. of Workforce Development: BLS data: Wisconsin 12th in the nation for average weekly wage private-sector wage growth

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MADISON – Wisconsin has the nation’s twelve-highest growth in average weekly private-sector wages from June 2015 to June 2016, according to today’s release of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) state-by-state Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) data covering the second quarter of 2016.

Other 12-month changes through June 2016 include:
*       A gain of 25,105 private-sector jobs.
*       An increase of 25,119 total jobs.
*       A 4.4 percent increase in total quarterly private sector wages
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Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen issued the following statement in response to the new data:

“Wisconsin continues to add thousands of private sector jobs year-over-year,” Secretary Allen said. “Our economy is growing, and with a lower unemployment rate and higher labor force participation rate than the nation, we will continue helping anyone who wants a job, find a job.

Today’s data also show that the jobs we are gaining are well-paying with the 12th best percentage average weekly wage growth for private sector wages in the nation, outpacing Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio.”

BLS’ full QCEW report<http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf>