Lincoln County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Lincoln County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
13,797
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,403
people in Lincoln County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,726
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lincoln 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 3.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

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Lincoln County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
76
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Lincoln County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 5, 2026	Samuel Pressure Vessel GroupTakes effect Aug 4, 2026	Tomahawk	76	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lincoln County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Church Mutual Insurance7 open roles
Busey Bank1 open role
Harley-Davidson1 open role
Park City Credit Union1 open role
PCA1 open role
Weinbrenner Shoe1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lincoln County. 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.
Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, Wood

Cities in Lincoln County

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All of Wisconsin

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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