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Baraboo businesses struggle with worker shortage as more customers reemerge

Baraboo News Republic, June 26, 2021

$140M flows to Wisconsin tourism, entertainment industry but worker shortage remains

CBS 58, June 24, 2021

WMC survey finds nearly 9 in 10 businesses struggling to find workers

Milwaukee Business News, June 24, 2021

Eliminating Wisconsin business property tax gains momentum

Associated Press, June 23, 2021

Survey reveals 86% of area businesses struggling to hire

WBAY, June 23, 2021

Brown Co. Sheriff on number of job openings: ‘Very problematic’

WBAY, June 22, 2021

Group of Eau Claire restaurants, bars increase hourly wage to $16, moving away from tipping

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 21, 2021

U.S. employers wrestle with COVID vaccine requirements in regulatory “hairball”

Reuters, June 21, 2021

Wisconsin unemployment rate unchanged at 3.9%, officials say

Fox 6, June 18, 2021

Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders unveil more than $3 billion in cuts to income, property and business taxes

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 17, 2021

Assembly approves bill that would ban businesses from requiring workers and customers to be vaccinated

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 16, 2021

Get employees back to downtown Milwaukee offices ASAP: Business groups

June 14, 2021

Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers

Associated Press, June 10, 2021

Wisconsin restaurants hiring, worker shortage at 83%

Fox 6, June 9, 2021

Desperate to find workers, desperate to find a job: Where is the labor disconnect?

TMJ 4, June 9, 2021

Cost of living: How a lack of affordable housing is crimping lives, the economy

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 6, 2021

DWD pushes back on demands to get tougher on work search rules

WKOW, June 4, 2021

Wisconsin employers report modest health plan increases this year

Milwaukee Business News, June 4, 2021

Uneven recovery: 35% of small businesses might not survive the summer, survey finds

June 4, 2021

Millions of women haven’t rejoined the workforce – and may not anytime soon

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 3, 2021

US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positions

Associated Press, June 4, 2021

Wisconsin businesses can’t find workers, citing unemployment benefits

Fox 6, June 3, 2021

Gov. Tony Evers defends additional $300 a week in federal unemployment

WISN 12, June 1, 2021

As local mask mandates expire, how should employers respond?

National Law Review, June 1, 2021

White House: Ransomware attack on major meat processing company ‘likely’ from Russia

Politico, June 1, 2021

Northwoods tourist spots see potential for big summer season

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 31, 2021

AirPro, other local manufacturers plan to expand. They just need workers.

WXPR, May 27, 2021

Epic Systems requiring workers to return to office July 19, resuming in-person customer meeting

Wisconsin State Journal, May 29, 2021

Audit shows decline in net position of the Unemployment Reserve Fund

Wheeler Report, May 27, 2021

FOX 11 Investigates: Wisconsin DWD plans to modernize unemployment insurance system

Fox 11, May 26, 2021

Milwaukee issues $235K in COVID-19 violations, unclear who will enforce payment

WISN 12, May 25, 2021

Gov. Evers likely to veto bill that would cut unemployment benefits by $300 each week

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 19, 2021

Republicans move to reinstate work-search requirement

Associated Press, May 19, 2021

Businesses question whether they should ask employees’ vaccination status

Channel 3000, May 18, 2021

Workforce shortage challenges reemerge as Wisconsin businesses dig out of the pandemic

Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2021

State apprenticeship programs get help to fill employment gaps

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 15, 2021

Report says Wisconsin should outsource unemployment services after pandemic failures

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 12, 2021

Milwaukee-area businesses eyeing Labor Day for mandatory return to the office

TMJ 4, May 12, 2021

Employers can require office staffs to return this summer but that carries risks: MMAC panel

May 11, 2021

WMC cites worker shortage, urges Evers to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits

WMTV, May 11, 2021

The (poor) performance of the unemployment insurance system during COVID-19 in the United States and (especially) Wisconsin

May 10, 2021

Republicans move to reinstate work search requirement for unemployment

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 7, 2021

Department of Workforce Development to pay back some unemployment overpayments, per federal guidance

TMJ 4, May 7, 2021

US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles

Associated Press, May 7, 2021

Despite higher pay & hiring bonuses, Wisconsin jobs remain unfilled

WISN 12, May 6, 2021

Leisure travelers are returning to Wisconsin hotels, tourism spots. Workers are not.

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, May 6, 2021

NE Wisconsin businesses struggle to hire despite unemployment claims falling to a new pandemic low

NBC 26, May 6, 2021

DWD announces first recipients of new workforce equity grants

Department of Workforce Development, April 30, 2021

Unemployment scams surge, elected official falls victim

CBS 58, April 29, 2021

Hiring a challenge as restaurants work to bounce back from pandemic

WXPR, April 29, 2021