King, L., J. Rogers, and L. Vasquez. The State of Working Wisconsin 2026. High Road Strategy Center.
The High Road Strategy Center presents The State of Working Wisconsin 2026, our annual snapshot of the state’s labor landscape. This year’s report finds both progress and growing challenges: median wages have reached a record high, but job growth has stalled, racial and gender disparities persist, unionization has declined, and one in three working families faces substantial financial hardship.