Wisconsin's Migration Patterns Causing Concern for Future Workforce
Sunday, April 21st, 2019 -- 6:41 AM
(AP) -A new report says Wisconsin has seen a steep decline in net migration of families with children who could help replace the state’s aging workforce.The Wisconsin Counties Association’s research arm, Forward Analytics, recently released a study that raises concerns about migration patterns. The report says Wisconsin doesn’t have enough young people to take over jobs from retiring baby boomers in the coming 10 to 15 years. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that migration of children dropped below 10,000 from 2010 to 2015.
Before 2010, Wisconsin added 40,000 children from outside the state over a five-year period. Wisconsin’s birthrate has also declined to its lowest in four decades. Research Director Dale Knapp says the state must determine what could make Wisconsin more attractive than other states facing the same population issues.
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