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Milwaukee County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Milwaukee County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,045 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Milwaukee County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 464,834

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 927,656

    people in Milwaukee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,118

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Milwaukee County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 557

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Milwaukee County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Maynard Steel Casting Company and Maynard Alloy Casting Company LLCTakes effect Dec 4, 2026Milwaukee77—State record
Henkel US Operations Corporation - Revision 1Takes effect Jun 20, 2026Oak Creek24—State record
Centers for Independence-MCFI Home CareTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Milwaukee43—State record
GW Mireles Inc.Takes effect Sep 1, 2026Milwaukee26—State record
Henkel US Operations CorporationTakes effect Jun 20, 2026Oak Creek57—State record
Regal Rexnord CorporationTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Cudahy70—State record
Cargill Meat Solutions CorpTakes effect Apr 11, 2026Milwaukee221—State record
Tekni-PlexTakes effect Mar 27, 2026Milwaukee39—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Milwaukee 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. Michels39 open roles
  2. Harley-Davidson37 open roles
  3. Rockwell Automation35 open roles
  4. Johnson Controls International22 open roles
  5. Molson Coors Beverage22 open roles
  6. Truity Partners21 open roles
  7. Chorus Community Health Plans18 open roles
  8. Regal Rexnord18 open roles
  9. Wipfli17 open roles
  10. Johnson Controls16 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Milwaukee County

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

Colleges in Milwaukee County

Colleges in Milwaukee County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukeePublic 4-year20,000+
Marquette UniversityMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Alverno CollegeMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of TheologyFranklinPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee FlexMilwaukeePublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Wisconsin School of Professional PsychologyMilwaukeePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Milwaukee County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Milwaukee County. 9 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Job Center Central (Maximus)

    Milwaukee · Comprehensive · 414-203-8500

    Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; Wednesday 8 am - 7 pm

  • Milwaukee Job Center Central

    Milwaukee · Comprehensive · 414-874-0300

    Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Wednesdays 8am-7pm

  • Milwaukee Southeast Job Center

    Milwaukee · Affiliate · 414-389-6607

    Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30pm

  • Southeast Wisconsin Job Center

    Milwaukee · Affiliate · 414-267-3291

    Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Milwaukee County

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Milwaukee 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.