Shawano County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shawano County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Shawano County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 20,987

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 40,927

    people in Shawano County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,032

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shawano County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shawano 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

Employers hiring most in Shawano 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.

  1. GPAC2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Shawano County Job Center

    Shawano · Affiliate · 715-524-2511

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Shawano 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.