Lincoln County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Lincoln County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
13,891
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,403
people in Lincoln County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,726
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lincoln County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
76
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Pressure Vessel GroupTakes effect Aug 4, 2026 | Tomahawk | 76 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lincoln 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.
- Church Mutual Insurance7 open roles
- Aspirus1 open role
- Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.1 open role
- Harley-Davidson1 open role
- PCA1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lincoln County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Adams, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, Wood
Cities in Lincoln County
Other Wisconsin counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.