Marathon County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marathon County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 112 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Marathon County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.7% the month before
74,464
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
138,067
people in Marathon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,185
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marathon County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
173
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Marathon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 1, 2026	Bank First, N.A.Takes effect Dec 4, 2026	Wausau	47	—	State record
Apr 29, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee, LLC - Revision 2Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	126	—	State record
Mar 4, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee, LLC - Revision 1Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	—	—	State record
Feb 27, 2026	Ahlstrom Mosinee LLCTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Mosinee	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Marathon 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.

Aspirus5 open roles
Apogee Enterprises3 open roles
AROW Global3 open roles
Actalent2 open roles
Appleton Finn2 open roles
Aspirus Health2 open roles
CFS Brands2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
Greenheck2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marathon 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

Marathon County Job Center
Wausau · Comprehensive · 715-261-8700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Marathon County

Wausau91 jobs
Mosinee5 jobs
Schofield6 jobs
Rothschild5 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Marathon 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.