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Wausau, WI MSA labor market reports

Free archive of WageScape reports for Wausau, WI MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Wausau finance pay splits sharply as labor pool shrinks.

Finance

  • October 2026 — Wausau finance pay splits sharply as labor pool shrinks.
  • September 2026 — Wausau finance pay diverges sharply from national trend.

Human Resources

  • October 2026 — Wausau's 3.1% unemployment hides a shrinking, aging workforce.
  • September 2026 — Wausau's labor force shrinks while employers can't stop hiring.

Information Technology

  • October 2026 — Wausau IT pay splits sharply from national trend lines.
  • September 2026 — Wausau's IT pay is splitting: engineers gain, security and admin fall behind.

Life Sciences

  • October 2026 — Wausau life sci pay splits sharply from national trends.
  • September 2026 — Wausau's talent gap is demographic — and CRA pay shows it.

General Market Conditions

  • October 2026 — Wausau's tight labor market reflects shrinking supply.
  • September 2026 — Wausau's economy is labor-constrained, not demand-constrained.

Restaurant Industry

  • October 2026 — Wausau's tight labor market pulls manager pay up, crew pay down.
  • September 2026 — Wausau pay softens even as workforce keeps shrinking.