Business Formations in Wisconsin March 2023
4.19.23. Junjie Guo. Business applications for March 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation, were 5,335, a decrease of 0.6% from a month ago.
Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy
4.19.23. Junjie Guo. Business applications for March 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation, were 5,335, a decrease of 0.6% from a month ago.
3.3.22. Kim Ruhl. By many indicators, the Wisconsin economy has recovered to pre-pandemic levels or beyond, while inflation has run high both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the United States.
2.10.22. Junjie Guo. This data brief reports the current status and the evolution of job openings and labor market tightness in the U.S. and Wisconsin.
11.11.21. Noah Williams. In addition to income taxes, which were discussed in my previous brief, the other main source of general purpose revenue for the state of Wisconsin is the general sales tax.
11.4.21. Noah Williams. The state of Wisconsin has the oldest continuously operating state income tax in the United States. In this brief I discuss some of the history and background of the state income tax, as well as the current distribution of taxes and effective tax rates.
9.3.21. Simeon Alder. This update includes a summary of the most recent weeks of applications for Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) in Wisconsin and five additional Midwestern states.
8.20.21. Noah Williams. Beginning in May a number of states announced that they would be ending participation in the federal enhanced and expanded unemployment benefit programs instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7.30.21. Noah Williams. Beginning in May a number of states announced that they would be ending participation in the federal enhanced and expanded unemployment benefit programs instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 26 states decided to end their participation in these programs before their scheduled expiration in September. Due to limited data, this report focuses on the first four states that ended benefits on June 12, and the additional eight states that ended them on June 19.
7.28.21. Noah Williams. Beginning in May a number of states announced that they would be ending participation in the federal enhanced and expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefit programs instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 26 states decided to end participation before the scheduled expiration in September.
7.22.21. Noah Williams. I use two private data sources to analyze the labor market and consumer spending in the state of Wisconsin. I first analyze labor market data from a sample of mostly small businesses. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, by mid-April 2020 48% of these businesses were closed, with employment down 59%.