Outagamie County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Outagamie County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 198 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Outagamie County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
107,703
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
191,537
people in Outagamie County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,857
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Outagamie County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
313
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Outagamie County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 18, 2026	Charter Communications, Inc.Takes effect Jun 21, 2026	Appleton	313	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Outagamie 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.

Illinois Tool Works22 open roles
Ducommun13 open roles
Trilliant Food & Nutrition11 open roles
Oshkosh9 open roles
Faith Technologies8 open roles
U.S. Venture6 open roles
Fleet Farm5 open roles
Baker Tilly4 open roles
Bassett Mechanical4 open roles
Fox Valley Technical College4 open roles

Colleges in Outagamie County

Colleges in Outagamie County
College	City	Type	Students
Lawrence University	Appleton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Outagamie 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 Outagamie County

Appleton166 jobs
Little Chute19 jobs
Kaukauna9 jobs
Freedom4 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Outagamie 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.