La Crosse County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
La Crosse County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.7% the month before
66,447
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
120,262
people in La Crosse County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,704
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
La Crosse County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming La Crosse County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in La Crosse 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.
- Trane U.s.27 open roles
- Gundersen Health13 open roles
- Kwik Trip11 open roles
- Unitedhealth Group9 open roles
- Dairyland Power Cooperative7 open roles
- Viterbo University5 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- FundMiner3 open roles
- Trane U.s.3 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Colleges in La Crosse County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | La Crosse | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving La Crosse County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Vernon
Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Center
La Crosse · Comprehensive · 608-405-4545
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Cities in La Crosse County
Other Wisconsin counties
Laid off or looking for work in La Crosse County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.