Outagamie County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Outagamie County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 157 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Outagamie County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
106,354
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
191,537
people in Outagamie County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,857
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Outagamie County ranks

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

November 2026

#6Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes77 / 100 · of 52
#10Best county job markets for job seekers in the Midwest71 / 100 · of 68
#15Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Great Lakes6 per 100 · of 53
#16Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.6% · of 100
#23Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Midwest6 per 100 · of 69

Outagamie 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 up 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,383 jobs), hotels & food (+631 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−815 jobs), admin & staffing (−782 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Outagamie County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
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Outagamie County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
313
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Outagamie County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 18, 2026	Charter Communications, Inc.Takes effect Jun 21, 2026	Appleton	313	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Outagamie 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.

Illinois Tool Works25 open roles
Ducommun11 open roles
Oshkosh7 open roles
Fleet Farm6 open roles
Charter Communications4 open roles
Fox Valley Technical College4 open roles
Trilliant Food & Nutrition4 open roles
Albany International3 open roles
Baker Tilly3 open roles
Employment Resource Group3 open roles

Colleges in Outagamie County

Colleges in Outagamie County
College	City	Type	Students
Lawrence University	Appleton	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Outagamie 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

Cities in Outagamie 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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