Rock County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rock County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 99 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rock County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
87,503
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
163,944
people in Rock County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,390
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rock County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
47
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Rock County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 27, 2026	Bank First, N.A.Takes effect Mar 31, 2026	Beloit	47	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Rock 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.

Kerry16 open roles
Sargento9 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing6 open roles
GPAC5 open roles
GEA4 open roles
NaturPak4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Fairbanks Morse Defense3 open roles
Lakeland University3 open roles
Advanced Technology Services2 open roles

Colleges in Rock County

Colleges in Rock County
College	City	Type	Students
Beloit College	Beloit	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Rock

Rock County Job Center
Janesville · Comprehensive · 608-741-3400
Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Cities in Rock County

Beloit43 jobs
Janesville37 jobs
Plymouth17 jobs

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Rock 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.