Gilmanton School District

The following links will help you discover the leading job openings and industries in our area.The job openings ranked one through twenty-five in the nation are under the first link and economic profiles for counties near Gilmanton School District.

Labor Market in Buffalo County

The labor force in Buffalo County is a bit more volatile compared to the state as a whole. For example, while one expects [not seasonally adjusted] unemployment rates to be higher during the colder months of the year in Wisconsin, Buffalo County's rate is, on average, 24 percent higher in the first four months of the year relative to its annual average. Statewide, this period is usually about 13 percent higher. Historically, Buffalo County's average annual unemployment rates were higher than the statewide rates, but since 1996 Buffalo County's rates have only been higher than the statewide rates during the early 21st century’s recessionary period.

Trade, transportation and utilities is the largest employing sector in Buffalo County while our top local employers are Marten Transport, Ashley Furniture, and Gold’n Plump. The average annual wage in Buffalo county is $34,293 while the state average wage is $43,856.

Businesses will be competing not only with each other for workers with similar skills, but also with entities of other disciplines. For example, one company may try to recruit a math teacher to become a computer programmer. Then the school will have to find another math teacher from, say, an insurance company, which, in turn, may try to recruit someone out of health care. The point is that without enough workers to go around, some businesses will end up short of talent.

Gilmanton High School Labor Market