Door County Workforce
| The business climate in the Door County Peninsula
is energized with companies whose products are
marketed on the local and international stage.
A century of shipbuilding serves as a solid foundation
for a rapidly growing collection of manufacturing
and service industries. A skilled workforce,
brimming with ambition and a strong work ethic,
helps foster their success. Workers here are
resourceful and well educated. |
| LARGEST EMPLOYERS |
TYPE
OF BUSINESS |
|
| Bay
Shipbuilding |
Ship Repair & Construction |
750 |
| Door
County Memorial Hospital |
Health Care |
550 |
| Palmer
Johnson |
Luxury Yacht Builder |
408 |
| Baylake
Bank |
Commercial Banking |
340 |
| County
of Door |
County Government |
329 |
| Hatco
Corporation |
Commercial Kitchen
Equipment |
298 |
| Marine
Travelift/ExacTech |
Boat & Industrial
Hoists |
237 |
| School
District of Sturgeon Bay |
Elementary & Secondary
Schools |
213 |
| Southern
Door Public School |
Elementary & Secondary
Schools |
174 |
| NEW
Industries |
Custom Machining |
130 |
| Therma-Tron-X |
Industrial Finishing Systems |
123 |
| Door
County YMCA |
Civic & Social
Organization |
115 |
| Wal-Mart
Associates |
Discount Department
Store |
100 |
| WireTech
Fabricators |
Wire Products |
100 |
| Portside
Builders |
Construction |
86 |
|
CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES (Door County) |
| |
April
'08 |
March '08 |
April '07 |
Change
from previous |
Month |
Year |
| Total
Civilian Labor Force |
16,194 |
16,105 |
16,009 |
89 |
185 |
 Employment |
15,279 |
14,771 |
14,990 |
508 |
289 |
| Unemployment |
915 |
1,334 |
1,019 |
-419 |
-104 |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
5.7 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
-2.6 |
-0.7 |
Total
Nonfarm Wage &
Salary Employment |
12,962 |
12,482 |
12,721 |
480 |
241 |
| Total
Private |
11,356 |
10,893 |
10,991 |
463 |
365 |
| Goods
Producing |
3,159 |
3,080 |
2,964 |
79 |
195 |
| Service
Providing |
9.803 |
9,402 |
9,757 |
401 |
46 |
Construction,
Mining&
Natural
Resources |
782 |
724 |
846 |
58 |
-64 |
| Manufacturing |
2,377 |
2,356 |
2,118 |
21 |
259 |
| Trade |
1,724 |
1,673 |
1,822 |
51 |
-98 |
Transportation,
Warehousing
& Utilities |
159 |
147 |
135 |
12 |
24 |
| Financial
Activities |
528 |
499 |
528 |
29 |
0 |
| Education & Health
Services |
1,622 |
1,611 |
1,473 |
11 |
149 |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
2,246 |
1,982 |
2,186 |
264 |
60 |
Information,
Professional &
Business
Services,
Other
Services,
exc
Public |
1,918 |
1,901 |
1,883 |
17 |
35 |
| Total
Government |
1,606 |
1,589 |
1,730 |
17 |
-124 |
| Federal
Government |
80 |
82 |
83 |
-2 |
-3 |
| State
Government |
67 |
63 |
71 |
4 |
-4 |
| Local
Government |
1,459 |
1,444 |
1,576 |
15 |
-117 |
|
Source: Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development
Click here to download the Door County Workforce
Profile, quarterly County Snapshots from the state Department of Workforce Development and
wage
data for the Peninsula Labor
Supply Area (includes Door, Manitowoc and Marinette counties).
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