Chippewa County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chippewa County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chippewa County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
34,804
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,558
people in Chippewa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,009
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chippewa County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
57
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Chippewa County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 10, 2026	SpartanNashTakes effect Apr 11, 2026	Chippewa Falls	57	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chippewa 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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise9 open roles
Juniper Networks6 open roles
Fleet Farm2 open roles
ITW1 open role
Molina Healthcare1 open role
VES-Artex1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix

Chippewa County Job Center
Chippewa Falls · Affiliate · 715-723-2248
Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Chippewa County

Chippewa Falls20 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Chippewa County?

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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.