Wisconsin Rapids, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Wisconsin Rapids
- Sales Manager - UniFirstUnifirst
- General ManagerGecko Hospitality
- Service ManagerGecko Hospitality
- Senior Program Manager: Cross-Functional Strategy & ExecutionAprilaire
- Process EngineerSCA North America
- Process EngineerND Paper
- Director of ManufacturingEmployment Resource Group
- Sales Representative - UniformCintas
Employers hiring most in Wisconsin Rapids
- Gecko Hospitality2 open roles
- Aprilaire1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Employment Resource Group1 open role
- ND Paper1 open role
- SCA North America1 open role
- Unifirst1 open role
Wisconsin Rapids layoffs
5
Layoff notices, last 12 months
302
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparhawk Trucking Inc. / Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc. - Revision 2Takes effect Sep 8, 2026 | Wisconsin Rapids | 74 | — | State record | |
| UPDATE 2 - Sparhawk Trucking Inc. / Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc.Takes effect Sep 8, 2026 | Wisconsin Rapids | 74 | — | State record | |
| Sparhawk Trucking Inc. / Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc. - Revision 1 | Wisconsin Rapids | 77 | — | State record | |
| UPDATE 1 - Sparhawk Trucking Inc. / Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc. | Wisconsin Rapids | 77 | — | State record | |
| Sparhawk Trucking Inc. / Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc. * Received from the Ch | Wisconsin Rapids | — | Unknown | State record |
Wood County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 4.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: health care (−972 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wisconsin Rapids. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Wisconsin? How to file for unemployment in Wisconsin (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
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Wisconsin Rapids Job Center
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Wood County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
35,969
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
74,039
people in Wood County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,417
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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