Please click on the following link for a set of fully referenced tables and graphs dealing with the economic impact of the Flambeau Mine on the local Rusk County economy. Four different economic indicators are shown: (1) annual unemployment rate; (2) annual per capita income; (3) percentage of total population living in poverty; and (4) percentage of children living in poverty.
Data was obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin Department of Revenue and U.S. Census Bureau for the time period of 1990 (pre-mining) to 2000 (post-reclamation).
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