No more driving to Rochester, Minn., to get Chipotle. The restaurant on Highway 16 in Onalaska, behind Dick’s Sporting Goods, is set to open Thursday. Chipotle...
As COVID-19 was shutting down many businesses a year ago, 1 out of every 8 people in the La Crosse area was out of work — a...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want to end the $300-per-week federal unemployment supplement, which they said Tuesday hurts businesses that are struggling to fill vacancies...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An unknown number of unemployed people in Wisconsin received too much, or not enough, in benefits from the state Department of Workforce...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s small business lending program has benefited millions of companies, with the goal of minimizing the number of layoffs Americans have suffered...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reconsideration of jobless aid is fast becoming the focus of congressional debate over the next virus aid package After the Senate decided to...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 16,700 Iowans filed unemployment claims last week in the wake of efforts to slow the spread of the new...
It was a rarity in Madison. Sure, a first-ever virtual vote, which hasn’t happened in the state’s 172-year history. But, how long has there been the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks — a stunning record high...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh data on Thursday that detailed a record avalanche of unemployment claims offered no signs of easing the rift between Democrats and Republicans...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to issue a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
For Minnesota workers affected by the closure of businesses due to the coronavirus precautions, an Executive Order by Gov. Tim Walz could help. Minnesotans caught in...
Western Technical College will have several new courses for students to try starting in this summer. The seven new programs will be in education, construction and...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate ticked up for the fourth straight month and is up nearly half a point since May. The state Department...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers wants to boost Wisconsin’s unemployment benefits and eliminate some requirements to qualify for them. The Democratic governor has proposed...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Here’s a look at some of the claims...
The La Crosse area is seeing record low unemployment right now…but a newspaper story in November of ’74 called the jobless rate in La Crosse County...
The good news is that poverty in Wisconsin isn’t getting worse. The not-so-good news is that there’s still plenty of people in poverty — even in an economy...
A super low employment rate sounds great, right up until you need to hire someone to wash dishes. Or bus tables. Then, not being able to...
