There are far more businesses in the CDBG neighborhood than previously reported. Assuring adequate transportation of job seekers to companies throughout the metro area and attracting businesses with labor shortages to central city locations should be top priorities of government employment policies. The number of driver's license suspensions for failure to pay fines and forfeitures has risen dramatically, increasing the number of residents facing transportation barriers to employment. The small number of low-income Milwaukee County working parents receiving child care subsidies highlights the need to improve delivery of public child care payments for eligible working families. However, participation rates for eligible families, while high, indicate the potential for more awareness of the credit.
More recent reports are also available .
Support for these reports was provided by the Helen Bader Foundation and Milwaukee Foundation. Data assistance was provided by the City of Milwaukee Department of City Development, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Milwaukee County Human Services Department, Milwaukee Public Schools and U.S. Census Bureau. For further information, contact John Pawasarat at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute.