Report: Wisconsin Down 100K Manufacturing Jobs Since 2001

Report: Wisconsin down 100K manufacturing jobs since 2001

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has 100,000 fewer manufacturing jobs than it had in 2001 while health care and social assistance has become the states largest professions, according to a new report from Forward Analytics.

From factories to health care: new report shows Wisconsin job market at a tipping point

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin’s economy just crossed a major milestone: for the first time in decades, health care and social assistance jobs have overtaken manufacturing as the state’s largest employer.

Wisconsin Health Care Jobs Surpass Manufacturing for First Time

WISCONSIN — A new report released by Forward Analytics finds that Wisconsin’s workforce has reached a tipping point: for the first time, healthcare and social assistance professions have surpassed manufacturing as the state’s largest employment sector. From 2001 to 2025, manufacturing employment fell from 560,000 jobs to fewer than 460,000 today, while healthcare and social assistance employment grew from 321,000 to more than 463,000 over the sa…