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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
NUMBERS OF
EMPLOYEES
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
transparent gifEmployment
15,279
14,771
14,990
508
289
transparent gifUnemployment
915
1,334
1,019
-419
-104
transparent gifUnemployment 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
transparent gifConstruction, Mining&
transparent gifNatural Resources
782
724
846
58
-64
transparent gifManufacturing
2,377
2,356
2,118
21
259
transparent gifTrade
1,724
1,673
1,822
51
-98
transparent gifTransportation, Warehousing
transparent gif& Utilities
159
147
135
12
24
transparent gifFinancial Activities
528
499
528
29
0
transparent gifEducation & Health Services
1,622
1,611
1,473
11
149
transparent gifLeisure & Hospitality
2,246
1,982
2,186
264
60
transparent gifInformation, Professional &
transparent gifBusiness Services,
transparent gifOther Services, exc Public
1,918
1,901
1,883
17
35
transparent gifTotal Government
1,606
1,589
1,730
17
-124
transparent gifFederal Government
80
82
83
-2
-3
transparent gifState Government
67
63
71
4
-4
transparent gifLocal Government
1,459
1,444
1,576
15
-117

Unemployment

 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).

Wisconsin's WorkNet is the state workforce and labor market information system, assisting economic data users to better understand the relationships between labor markets and other economic and demographic specifics, including county-to-county wage comparisons.

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