Oconto County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oconto County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Oconto County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
21,047
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,329
people in Oconto County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,886
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oconto County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Oconto 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oconto 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

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Laid off or looking for work in Oconto County?

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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.