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Article: Industrial Directory Reports Wisconsin Lost 31,000 Manufacturing Jobs.
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- Chemicals & Chemistry
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- September 4, 2009
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Industrial employment in Wisconsin fell 5% over the past twelve months according to the 2010 Wisconsin Manufacturers Register , an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Wisconsin lost 31,296 industrial jobs and 413 manufacturers between June 2008 and June 2009, the sharpest decline MNI has ever reported in the twenty-five years it has been tracking the state's industry.
Manufacturers' News reports Wisconsin is now home to 12,026 manufacturers employing 600,017 workers.
"As with the entire nation, the recession continues to affect Wisconsin's industrial sectors, with the auto industry and ...