As they are in all the states but especially those taken over by the 'job creators' representatives and going after public service jobs while slashing pay and benefits and wanting better service from those employee's left, many veterans go into public service either directly or through private concerns with public contracts!
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July 19, 2012 - Wisconsin lost an estimated 11,700 private-sector jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to 7% from 6.8% in May, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.
"The latest numbers evidence the continued fits and starts of an incredibly slow and painful recovery of the labor market," said John Heywood, economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The report shows losses in many sectors that span construction, manufacturing, financial services, retail, and leisure and hospitality.
That gamut of sectors was reflected in the slew of layoff announcements in recent days: the iPacesetters Inc. call center in Eau Claire; the Stark and Roth investment firm in St. Francis; Provimi Foods Inc. meat processors in Seymour, and the SNE Enterprises vinyl window and door manufacturer in Mosinee all announced deep jobs cuts this month. In northern Wisconsin Thursday, the Marshfield Clinic health care system, with two hospitals and multiple satellite centers, announced it would cut 119 jobs.
Elmer Lee (left) helps Army veteran Richard Badger register for the Year of the Veteran Career and Benefits Fair recently at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center.
June's private-sector job losses were the deepest in 11 months. In the government sector, meanwhile, Wisconsin lost an estimated 1,500 jobs, led mainly by cutbacks in cities, counties and public schools. Net losses in both the government and private sectors led to an overall decrease of 13,200 total non-farm jobs last month in Wisconsin, the report said.
"These numbers are not a surprise," said Cullen Werwie, spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker. He noted that the national jobs numbers for June, released earlier this month, also were weak. He said Walker's top priority remains job creation and bolstering the state's economy.
When he ran for governor in 2010, and during last month's recall election, Walker said his No 1. campaign promise was that the state would add 250,000 private-sector jobs by the end of his four-year term. read more>>>
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