Wisconsin: A Making State, At Small Scale
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation names energy and power controls, food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, water technology, and biohealth as the key industries of southeast Wisconsin. The Census Bureau's 2023 state file counts 144,774 employer establishments across Wisconsin, 93.6% of them with fewer than 50 employees, including 8,479 manufacturing locations. Statewide counts of business locations, not a Milwaukee tally.
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Southeast Wisconsin regional profile (undated current page; retrieved 2026-10-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)