The economic indicators for Stevens Point were mixed for 3rd Quarter. Yet total employment and industrial sector payrolls declined slightly from last year. However, the good news is that employment still remains at near record levels. Retailers, along with sales tax data, indicate that the economy is moving forward. Help wanted advertising is at record levels in the area.
Public assistance is up for the county in terms of new claims, but total claims are slightly lower.
Finally, bank statistics are off the pace of last year. Industry employment in Table 7 shows that manufacturing and government payrolls are lower than last year. The respective decline for each sector was 200 and 500. Services and construction meanwhile each added 100 positions to their payrolls. Trade sector employment was unchanged from a year ago.