Jefferson County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 31 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jefferson County economy

2.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
48,820
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
85,867
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,604
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
114
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Jefferson County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 28, 2026	School Specialty, LLCTakes effect Sep 25, 2026	Fort Atkinson	59	—	State record
Mar 27, 2026	Daybreak Foods, Inc. * The company provided a separate communication with the b…Takes effect Apr 1, 2026	Palmyra	55	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Jefferson 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.

Builders FirstSource3 open roles
ScionHealth3 open roles
Illinois Tool Works2 open roles
Johnsonville2 open roles
Pinnacle Partners2 open roles
Aston Carter1 open role
Aztalan Bio1 open role
Connect Search1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
Crocs1 open role

Colleges in Jefferson County

Colleges in Jefferson County
College	City	Type	Students
Maranatha Baptist University	Watertown	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, Inc.
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette, Sauk

Workforce Development Center of Jefferson County
Jefferson · Affiliate · 920-674-7500
Monday - Friday, 7:45am - 4:30pm

Cities in Jefferson County

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Jefferson County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.