The State of Working Wisconsin 2024 is live!
High Road Strategy Center releases The State of Working Wisconsin 2024!
In celebration of Wisconsin workers, the High Road Strategy Center released the The State of Working Wisconsin 2024. Our report analyzes the most recent data available on wages, jobs, and unions, and, this year, provides a special feature on women workers. We have been releasing this report since 1996 to provide clear information on the economy as experienced by the working people of the state.
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The State of Working Wisconsin
To celebrate Wisconsin's workforce, the High Road Strategy Center has released its annual State of Working Wisconsin 2024 report. Since 1996, this report offers clear insights into Wisconsin’s economy from the perspective of workers. This year’s edition analyzes recent data on wages, jobs, and unions, with a special focus on women in the workforce.
From Community Benefits, to Collective Bargaining, and Back
Community Benefits Agreements can yield strong results from public investments in private projects like stadiums. Milwaukee's first CBA established labor peace and enabled workers to form MASH. This report showcases how MASH has improved employment and job quality standards for service workers in Milwaukee's Deer District and beyond.
Covering the Bases
Cities across the country routinely make investments in stadiums, such as the Kansas City Royals, despite ample evidence that communities don’t secure promised economic returns. In this paper, we draw on national evidence and experience in Milwaukee to help inform the public discussion in Kansas City.
High Road Strategy Center in the News
Report: WI economy rises on strength of workers’ wage growth
A study by the High Road Strategy Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found the state's job market hit record levels in the second quarter and the inflation-adjusted median hourly wage has increased by 97 cents. Laura Dresser, associate director of the High Road Strategy Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison and the report's co-author, said the increase in the median wage is just making up for the period inflation ran ahead of earnings in 2022.
September 11, 2024The State of Working in Wisconsin with Laura Dresser
On today’s show, host Allen Ruff speaks with UW-Madison labor economist and High Road Strategy Center associate director Laura Dresser. Dresser speaks with Ruff about geographic disparities, union impacts, and gender disparities.
September 5, 2024Wisconsin’s low-wage workers have seen gains in recent years, but challenges remain
Wages for the lowest-paid workers in Wisconsin have risen faster than pay for higher earners in recent years, but workers still face challenges. That’s according to the new “State of Working Wisconsin” report from the High Road Strategy Center, an economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The report is released annually around Labor Day to provide insights into how workers are doing in the economy.
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