Madison, WI jobs, layoffs and employers

383 open professional jobs in Madison. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Madison is in Dane County.

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Employers hiring most in Madison

  1. Universities of Wisconsin [UW_Madison]34 open roles
  2. Creative Financial Staffing23 open roles
  3. Catalent Pharma Solutions20 open roles
  4. Accuray13 open roles
  5. Alliant Energy11 open roles
  6. Baker Tilly10 open roles
  7. Abbott9 open roles
  8. CUNA Mutual / TruStage8 open roles
  9. SSM Health8 open roles
  10. Berndt CPA7 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Madison

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Madison layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 29

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Madison, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
UnityPoint HealthTakes effect Feb 28, 2027Madison1—State record
Unity Point Health - Revision 1Takes effect Aug 7, 2026Madison3—State record
UnityPoint HealthTakes effect Jul 24, 2026Madison25—State record

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Colleges in Madison

Colleges in Madison
CollegeTypeStudents
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPublic 4-year20,000+
Herzing University-MadisonPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Edgewood CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Conferences in Madison

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Madison. 1 with dates announced.

  • CCDA National Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2027 · Madison, WI

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration opens next year; prices not published.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Madison. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Dane County Job Center

    Madison · Comprehensive · 608-405-4400

    Monday-Friday 7:45am-4:30pm

Dane County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 343,872

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 564,777

    people in Dane County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $88,108

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 55%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.