Kenosha County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kenosha County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 115 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kenosha County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
97,579
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
168,413
people in Kenosha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,412
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kenosha County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
242
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Kenosha County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 15, 2026	Parkhurst Dining, LLC * Layoff Begin Date: 05/21/26 (temporary layoff through 05/28/26); 07/03/26Takes effect Jul 3, 2026	Kenosha	160	—	State record
Jan 28, 2026	Fresenius USA MFG INCTakes effect Apr 10, 2026	Kenosha	41	—	State record
Jan 21, 2026	H4 Logistics, LLCTakes effect Mar 23, 2026	Kenosha	41	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kenosha 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.

Uline18 open roles
Eli Lilly and Company11 open roles
Uline Shipping Supplies10 open roles
Snap-on6 open roles
Michael Page5 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
GPAC3 open roles
ID Logistics US3 open roles
Riley Construction3 open roles
RPM International3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Kenosha County

Snap-on5,001–20,000 employees

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

Colleges in Kenosha County

Colleges in Kenosha County
College	City	Type	Students
Carthage College	Kenosha	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	Kenosha	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Herzing University-Kenosha	Kenosha	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex	Kenosha	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southeastern Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Kenosha, Racine, Walworth

Kenosha County Job Center
Kenosha · Comprehensive · 262-697-4500
M-F, 8:00am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Kenosha County

Kenosha65 jobs
Pleasant Prairie48 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Kenosha 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.