Marinette County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meMarinette County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
20,399
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
41,907
people in Marinette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,401
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Marinette 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 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−797 jobs)
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Marinette County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Marinette County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Marinette 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.
- Samuel Merritt University3 open roles
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Forefront Dermatology1 open role
- NOODLES1 open role
- TOTE Maritime1 open role
- Tote Services1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marinette 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).
- Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan
Marinette County Job Center
Marinette · Affiliate · 715-679-5530
Monday-Friday 10am-2pm
Cities in Marinette County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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