Economic Statistics for Wisconsin
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 -- 10:01 AM
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have struggled to understand exactly what is happening with the U.S. economy.
In the spring of 2020, many observers feared massive job loss and economic hardship, but robust federal stimulus helped stem the worst effects. Through much of 2021, the labor market experienced an unprecedented combination of relatively high unemployment, high numbers of job vacancies, and record numbers of job switches.
Better-than-expected economic performance throughout the pandemic has given more households the means to spend on big purchases like houses or durable goods, leading to massive price increases in many categories.
Looming over it all was the pandemic itself, as waves of COVID-19 could suddenly depress demand in categories like hospitality and travel or snarl the supply chains that the economy relies on. Today, the economy does show some worrying signs.
Since the start of the year, the U.S. stock market has suffered staggering losses. Inflation has dominated headlines for almost a year, with the Consumer Price Index rising at its fastest rate in decades.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has embarked on a series of interest rate hikes to cool demand in the economy, which should reduce inflation but could also send the economy into a recession.
Global events like the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a recent wave of COVID cases in China could continue to disrupt global supply chains and make it harder to find certain goods.
Amid all this news, consumer confidence in the economy has fallen in recent months and remains below pre-pandemic levels. But by many other key indicators, the overall economic picture is strong.
Real GDP grew by 5.7% over 2021, powered by strong consumer demand and a rebound effect for many industries after a difficult 2020. The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6%, just above the pre-pandemic level of 3.5%, and the tight labor market has helped push workers’ wages higher.
Thanks to increased savings and strong investment returns during much of the pandemic, more entrepreneurs have had the resources to start new businesses. Researchers at Filterbuy combined these factors to determine the states with the fastest-growing economies between 2020 and 2021.
The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers calculated a composite score based on the following factors, all weighted equally:
- GDP growth,
- New business growth,
- Employment growth,
- Per capita income growth,
- And population growth.
Here is a summary of the data for Wisconsin:
- Composite score: 30.20,
- GDP growth: +8.4%,
- New business growth: +23.0%,
- Employment growth: +2.1%,
- Per capita income growth: +6.4%,
- Population growth: +0.1%.
For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States:
- Composite score: N/A,
- GDP growth: +10.1%,
- New business growth: +23.4%,
- Employment growth: +2.8%,
- Per capita income growth: +7.2%,
- Population growth: +0.2%.
For more information, a detailed methodology, and complete results, you can find the original report on Filterbuy’s website: https://filterbuy.com/resources/states-with-fastest-growing-economies/
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