Eau Claire County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Eau Claire County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 47 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Eau Claire County economy

  • 3.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 61,310

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 106,328

    people in Eau Claire County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,834

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Eau Claire County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Eau Claire County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Eau Claire County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. PERRIGO8 open roles
  2. Wipfli4 open roles
  3. CCFBank3 open roles
  4. GPAC3 open roles
  5. Charter Communications2 open roles
  6. Fleet Farm2 open roles
  7. Jamf2 open roles
  8. Mayo Clinic2 open roles
  9. Actalent1 open role
  10. Airgas1 open role

Colleges in Eau Claire County

Colleges in Eau Claire County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau ClairePublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Eau Claire County Job Center

    Eau Claire · Comprehensive · 715-679-5551

    Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Cities in Eau Claire County

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Laid off or looking for work in Eau Claire County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.