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Milwaukee and the Nation's Largest Cities October 2010, (pdf 450kb)
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Data SnapshotsThe Economic Challenges Facing Milwaukee's Inner City, ( PowerPoint 70kb, pdf 59kb )
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Race and Male Employment in the Wake of the Great Recession: Black Male Employment Rates in Milwaukee And the Nations Largest Metro Areas, 2010, January 2012, by Marc V. Levine
Full Report (pdf - 1mb)
An Analysis of the Impact of Proposed 2012 Milwaukee County Transit Service Reductions on Access to Employment, Sept. 2011, by Joel Rast
Executive Summary
Full Report (pdf - 819kb)
The Economic State of Milwaukee, 1990-2008, December 2010, by Joel Rast
Executive Summary
Full Report (pdf - 4.1mb)
An Analysis of the Impact of Proposed 2011 Milwaukee County Transit Service Reductions on Access to Employment, Sept. 2010, by Joel Rast
Full Report (pdf - 615kb)
Mismeasuring Joblessness: A Rejoinder to ETI/Murphy, August 2010, by Marc. V. Levine
Full Report (pdf - 430kb)