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Article: Milwaukee area gains 17,100 jobs in the last year.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2004
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Byline: Joel Dresang
Dec. 30--The Milwaukee area added 17,100 jobs in the last year, topping the gains of entire states in the region, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the four-county Milwaukee area gaining more jobs from November 2003 to November 2004 than any other metropolitan area in neighboring states and the 22nd-most of 284 urban areas nationwide. Metro Milwaukee increased employment by more jobs than all of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan or Ohio.
"Amazing," said Sammis White, director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Workforce Development. ...