Manitowoc County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Manitowoc County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 31 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Manitowoc County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
42,925
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
81,314
people in Manitowoc County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,611
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Manitowoc County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
60
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Manitowoc County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 5, 2026	United Piston Ring, Inc.Takes effect Mar 6, 2026	Manitowoc	60	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Manitowoc 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.

Lakeside Foods9 open roles
Alliance Laundry Holdings2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
Five Below2 open roles
OLIN2 open roles
Accredited Labs1 open role
Actalent1 open role
GPAC1 open role
IES Holdings1 open role
International Paper1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan

Cities in Manitowoc County

Manitowoc30 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

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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.