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A similar law in Oregon was challenged in the Supreme Court, but after it was allowed to go into effect, the Wisconsin Industrial Commission moved ahead with enforcing its living wage statute in 1919 with an initial living wage set at 22 cents. [5] In 1920, the commission hired Arthur J. Altmeyer as its chief statistician.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s number of individuals employed reached another all-time high in November. The unemployment rate in the state was 2.9% in November, below the national rate of ...
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin saw seven of its 12 metropolitan areas go up 0.1 percentage point in November unemployment over October while one area rose 0.2 percentage point and four remained ...
In 1932, Wisconsin passed the first public unemployment insurance program in the United States, offering 50% wage compensation for a maximum of 10 weeks, funded through a payroll tax imposed on employers. [11] [12] Programs were created in other states following the passage of the federal Social Security Act of 1935. Under Title III of the Act ...
The Michigan Strategic Fund would take over the State Land Bank Fast Track Authority from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. [4] The Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development came into existence on March 16, 2015 with the department's first director being Steve Arwood, concurrently CEO of the MEDC. TIA's first head ...
(The Center Square) – Unemployment rates dropped in 10 of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan areas for October from September while all 12 areas saw year over year unemployment declines. Twenty-three ...
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U.S. unemployment claims rose to 214,000 last week, up 25,000 claims from 189,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Wisconsin saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims ...