Winnebago County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Winnebago County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 141 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Winnebago County economy

2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
91,902
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
171,357
people in Winnebago County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,873
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Winnebago County ranks

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

November 2026

#16Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes65 / 100 · of 52
#17Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Great Lakes6 per 100 · of 53
#22Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Great Lakes54 / 100 · of 52
#24Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Great Lakes22% · of 100
#25Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Midwest6 per 100 · of 69

Winnebago 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,727 jobs), management of companies (+1,026 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,057 jobs), admin & staffing (−419 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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.

Winnebago County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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.

Plexus43 open roles
Michels29 open roles
Oshkosh17 open roles
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay8 open roles
ATR - Arena Technical Resources6 open roles
Fleet Farm3 open roles
GPAC3 open roles
ThedaCare3 open roles
Visit Us3 open roles
Amcor2 open roles

Colleges in Winnebago County

Colleges in Winnebago County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Winnebago County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Winnebago County. 1 with dates announced.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Jul 26 to Aug 1, 2027 · Oshkosh, WI
Paid ticket. Ticket prices at eaa.org tickets page; not read.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Winnebago 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

Oskosh Job Center
Oshkosh · Comprehensive · 920-404-6801
Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm;

Cities in Winnebago 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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