Washburn County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washburn County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Washburn County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
7,495
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,749
people in Washburn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,270
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washburn County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washburn 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 Washburn County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Washburn 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.