[MADISON, WI] The state of Wisconsin currently has one of the biggest energy production deficits of any state in the nation; $14.4 billion left the state in 2016 to pay for imported energy. A new …
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Income and Benefits from Jobs Not Enough for Wisconsin Families to Thrive
Madison, WI— In Wisconsin, policy makers seem to increasingly assume that work, and work alone, can provide a decent standard of living. However, working families continue to face a slew of challenges – low wages, inadequate …
Wisconsin's Extreme Racial Disparity
Madison, WI— Today, COWS released Wisconsin’s Extreme Racial Disparity 2017. The report shines a light on the fact that racial disparity in Wisconsin is, indeed, extreme. Wisconsin is among the worst of states considering disparity between …
COWS Releases the State of Working Wisconsin 2016 for Labor Day
In The State of Working Wisconsin 2016, COWS finds that the long shadow of the Great Recession is finally lifting in Wisconsin. The state has more jobs than ever before, unemployment rates have fallen to …
Income Inequality Remains Near Record Levels
The income gap between the rich and the poor remains near its highest level ever, according to a new report by the Wisconsin Budget Project and COWS at UW Madison. The wide chasm between the …
Using Workforce Dollars to Boost Job Quality
MADISON (December 17, 2015) — A new report released today in Wisconsin by COWS highlights innovative and practical ways states can build job quality into future workforce development policy and practice using state workforce plans …
Analyzing Paid Leave Insurance Program for Wisconsin
Madison, WI— Today, COWS has released Putting Families First in Wisconsin: Estimating Utilization and Financing of Paid Family Leave Insurance. Paid Family Leave Insurance allows workers to take short-term paid leave in order to care for …
Wisconsin has Highest Black Unemployment Rate in the Nation
Madison – At 19.9 percent, Wisconsin had the nation’s highest unemployment rate for African Americans in 2014, according to a new analysis from Economic Policy Institute. In Projected Decline in Unemployment in 2015 Won’t Lift …
Minority Working Families in Wisconsin Falling Behind
MADISON – A sharp racial/ethnic divide has emerged within the world of low-income working families, posing a critical equity and economic challenge to Wisconsin and the nation, a new study concludes. n n Unless …
Pulling Apart 2014: Focus on Wisconsin's 1%
Income inequality in Wisconsin is widening, according to a new report by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) and the Wisconsin Budget Project. The top 1% of earners in Wisconsin have experienced tremendous gains in …