1. General Economic Trends Steven Deller Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Wisconsin – Madison/Extension

2. 12%

3. 55%

6. “Clusters” for Southwest Wisconsin LQ LQLQ Farming Forestry Fishing, Related Activities

7. High employment dependency on a declining (jobs) industry?

8. “Clusters” for Southwest Wisconsin LQ LQLQ Retail State/Local Government Construction Manufacturing

17. Aging Population Small Businesses

18. Wisconsin Firms by Employment Size (2010)

19. Income Distribution of Southwest Wisconsin Households (2005$)

21. Widening Income Gap

22. Poverty level for family of four (two children): $22,811