fond du lac county labor market trends like many counties in the state of wisconsin has a high percentage workers em ployed manufacturing sector over 24 percent are employed this compared to under 20 for and less than 14 u s employment industry declined through 1990 new decade most live work however number that commute out is higher into ap proximately 10 000 ers while nearly leave annual average wage 2001 from employers larger major industries was 40 470 manufactur ing 27 037 business professional services 23 735 trade transpor tation utilities an nual all 29 811 92 aver age 32 422 source wi dwd unemployment compensation file march 2003 employer