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Milwaukee, WI jobs, layoffs and employers

926 open professional jobs in Milwaukee. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Milwaukee is in Milwaukee County.

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Employers hiring most in Milwaukee

  1. Michels39 open roles
  2. Rockwell Automation36 open roles
  3. Molson Coors Beverage21 open roles
  4. Truity Partners21 open roles
  5. Johnson Controls International19 open roles
  6. Regal Rexnord18 open roles
  7. Chorus Community Health Plans17 open roles
  8. Wipfli17 open roles
  9. Johnson Controls16 open roles
  10. Harley-Davidson14 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Milwaukee

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

Milwaukee layoffs

  • 5

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 406

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Milwaukee, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Maynard Steel Casting Company and Maynard Alloy Casting Company LLCTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Milwaukee77—State record
Centers for Independence-MCFI Home CareTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Milwaukee43—State record
GW Mireles Inc.Takes effect Sep 1, 2026Milwaukee26—State record
Cargill Meat Solutions CorpTakes effect Apr 11, 2026Milwaukee221—State record
Tekni-PlexTakes effect Mar 27, 2026Milwaukee39—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Milwaukee

Colleges in Milwaukee
CollegeTypeStudents
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePublic 4-year20,000+
Marquette UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Alverno CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Medical College of WisconsinPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Milwaukee School of EngineeringPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mount Mary UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee FlexPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Wisconsin School of Professional PsychologyPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Milwaukee

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Conferences in Milwaukee

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Milwaukee. 9 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Job Center Central (Maximus)

    Milwaukee · Comprehensive · 414-203-8500

    Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; Wednesday 8 am - 7 pm

  • Milwaukee Job Center Central

    Milwaukee · Comprehensive · 414-874-0300

    Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Wednesdays 8am-7pm

  • Milwaukee Southeast Job Center

    Milwaukee · Affiliate · 414-389-6607

    Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30pm

  • Southeast Wisconsin Job Center

    Milwaukee · Affiliate · 414-267-3291

    Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Milwaukee County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 464,834

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 927,656

    people in Milwaukee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,118

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    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.