Wisconsin CIE Report Shows 109,000 Served, 93% of Former Students Earning Minimum Wage or More
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Updated · Urban Milwaukee · Jul 14
Wisconsin CIE Report Shows 109,000 Served, 93% of Former Students Earning Minimum Wage or More
1 articles · Updated · Urban Milwaukee · Jul 14
Summary
More than 109,000 Wisconsinites with disabilities received services from DWD, DHS and DPI in 2025, up from 103,000 in 2023, according to the newly released 2026 Joint CIE Report.
93% of former students with disabilities who responded to the Statewide Indicator 14 survey reported earning at least minimum wage, while IPS employment outcomes improved to 42.9% in Q4 2025 from 38.7% in Q1.
DWD said average hourly wages reached $17.21 for people whose vocational rehabilitation cases closed, with supported-employment wages near $13, and said regional training for a new Adult Technical Assistance Guide will begin in July 2026.
DHS said 10 new counties are implementing IPS programs, while DPI highlighted a Transition Improvement Grant that funds 10 full-time staff to strengthen school-to-work transition services.
The report comes after DVR imposed a waitlist in December 2025 because of budget shortfalls; added funding approved in June 2026 lets the state start removing people from the list, but only through June 2027.