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Follow these links for more information on Wisconsin Economic and Labor Markets.

Economic and links to Business Related Media Links sites

  • Business.gov This is the official business link to the U.S. government. It guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business.
  • CEO Express This site provides links to a multitude of on line media carrying economic news.
  • Monthly Labor Review: The Editor's Desk Each business day, The Editor's Desk:
    • brings fresh information from all over the Bureau of Labor Statistics right to your computer screen
    • highlights intriguing BLS data that you might otherwise have missed
    • focuses on one or two specific points of a report rather than presenting a general summary
    • provides links to further analysis at the bottom of each story
    • gives you a way to send us your feedback about The Editor's Desk and the Monthly Labor Review itself.
    We think that if you give The Editor's Desk a few minutes a day, within a week you'll sound pretty clever about economics, within a month you will be extremely well-informed about the economy, and within a year you will be broadly educated in economic statistics and labor economics.
  • Economics at About.com Website for Economics students at University of Rochester to download course materials and interact with each other and their instructors through a message board.
  • Econdata A guide to regional economic activity with 1,000 links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the Web's premiere data collections, and their own list of the ten best sites for finding regional economic data.
  • State of Wisconsin Business Services
    If you are interested in doing business in Wisconsin, this website provides links to state agencies, resources, programs, and information that you will need.
  • State of Wisconsin Business Wizard
    Using a series of five question-and-answer pages, the Wizard provides customized information to help you start and operate a Wisconsin-based business. By investing a few minutes of your time, the Business Wizard will help you to:
  • Forbes Best Places For Business or Career
  • FreeLunch Provides access and linkages to a variety of financial and economic data.
  • UW Small Business Administration Technical Resources Network Tech-Net is an electronic gateway of technology information and resources for and about small businesses.
  • IOMA Management Library "IOMA, The Institute of Management and Administration, publishes a broad range of high quality information products for business professionals. Each of our products serves two purposes: to improve the efficiency of our subscriber, and to enhance the financial performance of the firm or organization."
  • North Star Economics NorthStar Economics is an economic consulting and research firm located in the MG&E Innovation Center in the University of Wisconsin Research Park in Madison, Wisconsin. NorthStar is dedicated to the development and implementation of New Economy economic development strategies, particularly in Wisconsin and the Midwest.
  • NEW Manufacturing Alliance : The NEW Manufacturing Alliance is a group of manufacturers, working with educational institutions, workforce development boards, chambers of commerce and state organizations to promote manufacturing in Northeast Wisconsin region
  • U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
  • Wisconsin Department of Commerce
  • Green Bay area Chamber of Commerce
  • Wisconsin Industry Clusters
  • Wisconsin Economic Summit

    Brown County Labor Market Information

  • OEA's Regional and County Information The Office of Economic Advisors publishes monthly and annual reports that compile information from multiple resources to analyze local economic conditions in Wisconsin's 72 counties and 11 Workforce Development Areas (WDA).
  • County Profiles The County Workforce Profiles, created by the labor market analysts and economists in DWD's Office of Economic Advisors, provide snapshots of the labor market in every Wisconsin county. .

    Labor Laws

  • Wisconsin Labor Laws Link to Wisconsin's Virtual Job Center Labor Laws Resource page.
  • DWD Information for Employers - Department of Workforce Development's resource page for employers. Providing a variety of information and web links for Wisconsin employers to use.
  • Wisconsin's Equal Rights Divsion Overview of laws administered by the Equal Rights Division including Civil Rights, discrimination, harassment in the workplace, family and medical leave, Wage and Hour/Labor Standards and Child Labor Law information.
  • Wisconsin's New Hire Reporting for Wisconsin Employers Federal Law requires all employers to report employees who are newly hired, rehired or who return to work after a seperation of employment. This site provides access to reporting new hires as well as quarterly tax and wage reporting system.
  • Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation (UI) This is the State Website providing information on the Unemployment Insurance laws, how to use the UI services and linkages to publications, forms and legal resources.
    • How To Use Unemployment Insurance Services How to use UI services for businesses, registering a business and filing a tax report, posters, employer handbook, etc. Also includes information for workers who need to file for UI benefits.
  • Wisconsin's Required Workplace Posters Website Provides information on State Workplace posters and ability to download and print out required state posters.
  • Wisconsin's Workers Compensation Employers can obtain information on specific requirements for workers compensation as well as how to obtain the insurance.
    • Wisconsin's Workers Compensation Safety Program Safety Works: education and outreach for making a safe workplace. This site provides information on having a safe workplace, insurance checklist and links to state Workers Compensation, Safety Commission and statistical information.
  • D.O.L. Compliance Assistance Website Provides help in navigating DOL Laws and Regulations
  • E-Verify Program E-Verify Program is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. E-Verify is free and voluntary and is the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.
  • Federal Workplace Poster website Provides link to Federal Internet site providing Workplace poster requirements and ability to download and printout Federal Workplace posters.
  • Veterans and Reserve Re-Employment Rights This DOL website offers employers information on Job Rights and their responsibilites to returning Veterans and Reserve component members under the law. Another site that provides information is the ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) website which provides an excellent source of information on employers responsibilities and rights of members of the National guard and Reserve members when returning from active duty/call up.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act -Technical Assistance Center is a national site providing comprehensive resource information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Background Checks Learn about using employment background checks properly and resources for conducting background checks.
  • Business & Legal Reports (BLR) Business & Legal Reports (BLR) provides HR, Safety and Environmental professionals with legal compliance and professional support resources and provides variety of resouces for the Human Resource Department specialist.
  • Fair Measures Inc. This site includes information for employers/HR managers regarding legal issues

    Labor Recruitment

  • Wisconsin Job Order System (JobNet Business) JobNet Business is Wisconsin's No Fee job listing system. Employers can sign on to post current job openings for no fee. JobNet Business listings are also uploaded to Job Central -National Labor Exchange offering extra coverage for recruiting--all at no charge.
  • Job Description Writer Produce better quality job announcements using the U.S. DOL O-Net system. Use the keyword search to identify your occupation. Enter as much information about the job listing as you wish. This can include the location of the job, any education, training or licenses required, and the wage offered. You can include statements from lists of tasks and knowledges from O*Net in your job description.
  • ABLEDATA Provides a guide to assistive technology to help employers identify cost effective ideas to assist employees/applicants.
  • Foreign Labor Certification Information regarding the hiring of foreign workers. U.S. immigration law allows an alien to become a permanent resident of the United States based on a job offer, only if it can be shown that qualified U.S. workers (citizens, nationals, permanent resident aliens, temporary residents, refugees and those granted asylum) are not available and willing to perform that job. Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) is the process employers must use to document that their hiring needs cannot be met by U.S. workers
  • www.foremployers.com -The most successful companies have identified strategies to retain, retrain and hire a diverse employee base. The ForEmployers.com website helps businesses tap into a growing labor pool that includes people with disabilities. Whether the concern be age-related conditions, injuries on the job, or bringing on new staff with disabilities, ForEmployers.com can help. Topics include accommodations, demographic data, and success stories. We encourage workforce professionals to use ForEmployers.com as an information source for businesses
  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - JAN provides links to publications and useful accommodaton ideas. A free consulting service that provides information about job accomodations, the ADA, and employability of people with disabilities.
  • Worksource Wisconsin Website - Worksource Wisconsin website is operated to provide Wisconsin Employers with a single source information resource reguarding recruitment, selection, and retention of qualified workers with disabilities.
  • http://www.hrlive.com An interesting site featuring Internet demographics, layoff news, job fairs and other human relations news.
  • Great Lakes ADA and IT Center - - The Regional Disability and Business Technical Center operates a national information line for answering questions on the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Phone: 1-800-949-4232

    Labor Market

  • Economic and Employment Projections 2006 to 2016 (USDOL BLS)
  • Wage Reports for Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Areas
  • Unemployment Insurance Handbook
  • Census Data - State & County Quick Facts - Access to facts about people, business and geography
  • Wisconsin 2000 Census data
  • Wisconsin Counties Workforce Profiles
  • Wisconsin Labor Market Information
  • Census of Agriculture
  • Working 21st Century
  • American Factfinder
  • Wisconsin Population Estimates for Wisconsin {The Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, produces mid-year population estimates for the counties and state of Wisconsin by age and sex categories for non-Census years.}

    Leadership

  • Leader to Leader Institute (Formerly the Peter Drucker Foundation]

    Opening a Business

  • U.S. Small business Administration Aides, assists and counsels small businesses
  • Virtual Entrepreneurship Provides information to help small business owners seeking technical help and site is updated to reflect successful business practices in Wisconsin.
  • Business Toolkit Provide information for small businesses
  • Entreprenuer.com Offers internet linkages to variety of informational and helpful sites for small business owners
  • Small Business Information Provides internet resource information business owners on a variety of issues
  • Wisconsin Department of Commerce This site offers information on various services and help offered through the WI Dept of Commerce; including information on financing, technical and managerial services, and other help and services available to business owners in Wisconsin
  • Urban Hope Urban Hope works with individuals to give them an opportunity to realize the American Dream of owning and operating their own businesses.

    Publications

  • Affirmative Action Data Wisconsin Affirmative Action Data for each County
  • Wisconsin Job Center Publications Wisconsin Job Centers have designed a variety of publications organized by four broad topic areas: 1) Job Readiness, 2) Job Search 3) Resumes and Applications and 4) Interviewing
  • Wisconsin Blue Book
  • Calendar Year Patent Statistics Data available by County
  • Green Bay Press Gazette Business Page

    Wage Information

  • Office of Economic Advisors - Wages : Includes State of Wisconsin and data for each Metropolitan Statistical Area {Wage information is available by occupation or industry.}
  • U.S. DOL BLS Wage Survey Includes wage data for each State and Metropolitan Statistical Area in the U.S.
  • Web Wage 170 benchmark positions with Compensation data.
  • Homefair.com Comparison of wages and cost of living between areas in U.S.

     

     

     

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