Marathon County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marathon County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 49 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Marathon County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
74,367
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
138,067
people in Marathon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,185
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Marathon County ranks

Where Marathon County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#12Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.5% · of 100
#25Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest2.5% · of 100

Marathon 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 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,024 jobs), construction (+531 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−1,435 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,413 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Marathon County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Marathon County layoffs

4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
173
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Marathon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 1, 2026	Bank First, N.A.Takes effect Dec 4, 2026	Wausau	47	—	State record
Apr 29, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee, LLC - Revision 2Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	126	—	State record
Mar 4, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee, LLC - Revision 1Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	—	—	State record
Feb 27, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee LLCTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Marathon 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.

Aspirus2 open roles
Dayton Freight Lines2 open roles
INNOVA Health an INNOVA People2 open roles
Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)2 open roles
U.S. Army Reserve Command2 open roles
#twiceasnice Recruiting1 open role
Apogee Enterprises1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Career Development Partners1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marathon 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

Marathon County Job Center
Wausau · Comprehensive · 715-261-8700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Marathon County

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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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