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Wisconsin’s Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly In December To 5.5 Percent – Interview with Laura Dresser
Laura Dresser, a labor economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said at that hiring pace, it’ll be a long time before Wisconsin makes up the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost in April. Listen in: …
Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to reduce income inequality is echoed in Joe Biden’s $15-an-hour minimum wage proposal – Interview with Laura Dresser
Laura Dresser, a labor economist and the associate director at COWS, said that in a place like Milwaukee, concerns about job loss are based on an outdated narrative that places manufacturing at the center of …
Black and Latina women carried the brunt of job loss in December – Interview with Laura Dresser
Laura Dresser said prior economic declines were led by male-dominated fields, such as construction and manufacturing. The pandemic-driven decline, she said, has strongly affected areas – such as the restaurant and education industries – with …
Fact-check: Did Black and Latina women carry the brunt of job losses in December?
Laura Dresser said prior economic declines were led by male-dominated fields, such as construction and manufacturing. The pandemic-driven decline, she said, has strongly affected areas – such as the restaurant and education industries – with …
Lost Jobs – Interview with Laura Dresser
“It’s bad news and it’s hard to see,” said Laura Dresser, associate director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a think-tank commonly referred to as COWS. Lost Jobs: Unemployment rate in …
Wisconsin jobs report shows a new downturn as pandemic surges – Interview with Laura Dresser
With October’s report, “What we have long worried about has finally come — the turn back to job loss instead of job growth,” says Laura Dresser, associate director of COWS, a University of Wisconsin research …
Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Ticks Up Slightly To 5.7 Percent In October – Interview with Laura Dresser
“It’s bad news and it’s hard to see,” said Laura Dresser, associate director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a think-tank commonly referred to as COWS. “The recovery was definitely getting weaker across …
Rally to reopen Wisconsin set as Wisconsinites face an unknown future
A #ReopenWisconsin Facebook group displaying anti-government memes, a few MAGA hats and joined by thousands of participants, including Milwaukee County Supervisor Dan Sebring, is planning a rally in Madison April 24 to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order.
Interview with Laura Dresser – COVID-19 recession slams working women
The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women because of the way it is hitting certain industries — like child care and hospitality — especially hard. https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2020/11/05/working-women-hit-especially-hard-covid-19-recesssion/3573402001/