From jobs to housing, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed Wisconsin`s economy

It`s been about six months since business closures and pandemic-induced economic challenges sent Wisconsin`s unemployment rate from 3.1% in March to 13.6% in April.

Since then, the unemployment rate has been decreasing. Preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday indicates a 6.2% August unemployment rate.

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Ken Notes: Good read and great overview of where we are now and where we are headed. I can`t stop thinking about the 3 trillion we have spent without identifying where the real problems are. We have exponentially widened the gap between the have and have nots with little planning to fix it. We have not yet begun to see the overall impact of Covid... My crystal ball says it will get ugly...