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Walworth County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walworth County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 48 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Walworth County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 61,824

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 105,447

    people in Walworth County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,359

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Walworth County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Walworth County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Walworth 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. Creative Financial Staffing6 open roles
  2. Conagra Brands5 open roles
  3. Gecko Hospitality3 open roles
  4. PENTAIR3 open roles
  5. Rivalia Chemical3 open roles
  6. Sterling Engineering3 open roles
  7. Fleet Farm2 open roles
  8. GEA2 open roles
  9. Kunes RV2 open roles
  10. R & L Spring2 open roles

Colleges in Walworth County

Colleges in Walworth County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewaterPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Walworth County Job Center

    Elkhorn · Affiliate · 262-741-5180

    Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Walworth County

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

Laid off or looking for work in Walworth County?

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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.