Waupaca County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Waupaca County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Waupaca County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
26,740
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,714
people in Waupaca County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,189
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Waupaca County ranks

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

November 2026

#25Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.6% · of 100

Waupaca 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 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−512 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Waupaca County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Neenah schools close $1.7M budget gap without mass layoffsNBC26 · Oct 30, 2026

Learn and get funded in Waupaca 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.

Waupaca County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Waupaca 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Waupaca 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.

Steelesolutions4 open roles
Steell King Industries2 open roles
Waupaca Foundry2 open roles
Bernatello's Foods1 open role
Faith Technologies1 open role
First State Bank1 open role
Tractor Supply1 open role
Tyson Sales & Distribution1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Waupaca 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).

Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Calumet, Fond Du Lac, Green Lake, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

Cities in Waupaca 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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