MCM Data Book P13

Over the decades, employment in the Making Connections community fell further and further behind the city and region. Milwaukee lost more than two out of every three factory jobs it had in 1970 – a loss of more than 80,000 jobs. A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article stated that “black Milwaukeeans were downsized with unprecedented force because they relied more on low-skill labor than African-Americans in any other American city.” Manufacturing employed around 41% of inner city workers in 1970. By 2000, only 19% held industrial jobs.

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	Workforce Development Results Statement: People are employed in family supporting careers


	Over the decades, employment in the Making Connections community fell further and further behind the city and region. Milwaukee lost more than two out of every three factory jobs it had in 1970 – a loss of more than 80,000 jobs. A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article stated that “black Milwaukeeans were downsized with unprecedented force because they relied more on low-skill labor than African-Americans in any other American city.” Manufacturing employed around 41% of inner city workers in 1970. By 2000, only 19% held industrial jobs.