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Employed residents in Wausau, WI

Employed residents in Wausau, WI was 19,638 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 35 cities in 2025.

2025, persons19,638
Change on 2024-1.3%
Rank21st of 35Cities in Wisconsin ranked
Series high20,2112017
Series low18,0161990

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Employed residents in Wausau, WI, 1990 to 2025

18K18.5K19K19.5K20K20.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,016 persons1991: 18,489 persons1992: 18,982 persons1993: 19,584 persons1994: 19,669 persons1995: 19,316 persons1996: 19,473 persons1997: 19,759 persons1998: 20,075 persons1999: 19,836 persons2000: 19,402 persons2001: 19,287 persons2002: 18,930 persons2003: 18,899 persons2004: 18,573 persons2005: 18,749 persons2006: 19,329 persons2007: 19,306 persons2008: 18,741 persons2009: 18,128 persons2010: 18,187 persons2011: 18,193 persons2012: 18,054 persons2013: 18,266 persons2014: 18,806 persons2015: 18,961 persons2016: 20,059 persons2017: 20,211 persons2018: 20,127 persons2019: 19,940 persons2020: 19,294 persons2021: 19,698 persons2022: 19,758 persons2023: 19,836 persons2024: 19,899 persons2025: 19,638 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202519,638
202419,899
202319,836
202219,758
202119,698
202019,294
201919,940
201820,127
201720,211
201620,059
201518,961
201418,806
201318,266
201218,054
201118,193
201018,187
200918,128
200818,741
200719,306
200619,329
200518,749
200418,573
200318,899
200218,930
200119,287
200019,402
199919,836
199820,075
199719,759
199619,473
199519,316
199419,669
199319,584
199218,982
199118,489
199018,016

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Wausau, WI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Wausau, WI, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/wausau-wi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Wausau, WI, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/wausau-wi.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Wausau, WI, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/wausau-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Wausau, WI?

Employed residents in Wausau, WI was 19,638 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.3% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 35 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Wausau, WI?

20,211 in 2017, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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