NextChapter

Barron County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Barron County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Barron County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 23,032

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 46,741

    people in Barron County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,619

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Barron County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Barron County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Barron 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.

  1. Davita1 open role
  2. GPAC1 open role
  3. Johnson Bank1 open role
  4. MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Barron County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Barron County Job Center

    Rice Lake · Comprehensive

    Mon - Fri 8am-4pm

Cities in Barron County

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Barron County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.