Waukesha, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Waukesha
- Workers Compensation Claims Examiner ITristar Insurance Services
- Firmware EngineerAlten Technology USA
- RecruiterGPAC
- Remote Accounting RecruiterGPAC
- Chief Compliance OfficerAmerican Statistical Association - ASA
- Director SourcingGenerac Power Systems
- Director, Procurement - Jenbacher Engines - North AmericaINNIO Group
- Sales Manager: Demand Response & Energy SolutionsRehlko
- Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition & Development, North AmericaINNIO Group
- Vice President of Information TechnologyWild Marketing Group
Employers hiring most in Waukesha
- GE HealthCare Technologies38 open roles
- GPAC7 open roles
- INNIO Group7 open roles
- Eaton6 open roles
- GE HealthCare5 open roles
- Food Management Search3 open roles
- Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
- Ventura Foods3 open roles
- Amrize Southwest2 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
Waukesha layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Waukesha in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Waukesha
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Waukesha. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- WOW Workforce Development Board
Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha
Waukesha American Job Center
Waukesha · Comprehensive · 262-695-7800
Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Waukesha County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
227,157
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
409,040
people in Waukesha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,100
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Waukesha County
- Menomonee Falls100 jobs
- Brookfield80 jobs
- Pewaukee31 jobs
- Oconomowoc23 jobs
- New Berlin19 jobs
- Sussex11 jobs
- Mukwonago8 jobs
- Muskego5 jobs
- Delafield5 jobs
- Elm Grove3 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.