Wisconsin layoffs: layoff notices and recent layoff list
The short version
Employers filed 62 layoff notices in Wisconsin in the last 12 months, naming 4,525 people. The most recent was filed Nov 5, 2026.
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Wisconsin jobs picture
The latest White Collar Employment Report names only the states with the largest and smallest changes, and Wisconsin is not among them this month. See Wisconsin’s figures at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS State Employment and Unemployment, August 2026 (Sep 18, 2026), via the NextChapter White Collar Employment Report. Seasonally adjusted.
Notices in the last 12 months
Wisconsin layoffs by industry
- Agriculture & Food Production6 notices · 916 people
- Manufacturing & Industrial14 notices · 891 people
- Transportation & Logistics6 notices · 382 people
- Healthcare & Hospital Systems7 notices · 343 people
- Technology & Software1 notice · 313 people
- Automotive & Mobility2 notices · 289 people
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotech3 notices · 209 people
- Retail & E-commerce5 notices · 199 people
Wisconsin layoffs by county and city
Each county and city page shows its layoff notices next to local unemployment, open jobs, the largest employers, colleges, the workforce board and job centers.
Local workforce boards
The public workforce boards serving the areas in these notices. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.
For notices in Manitowoc, De Pere, Green Bay, Appleton
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Employ Milwaukee, Workforce Development Board
For notices in Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Cudahy
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.
For notices in Chilton, Fond Du Lac
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North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
For notices in Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Tomahawk and more
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board
For notices in Superior, Glen Flora
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Southeastern Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
For notices in Kenosha, Racine, Sturtevant
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
For notices in Shullsburg, Beloit
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West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
For notices in Osceola, Chippewa Falls
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Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
For notices in Blair
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Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, Inc.
For notices in Middleton, Madison, Fort Atkinson, Palmyra
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
WOW Workforce Development Board
For notices in Germantown, West Bend, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
If you were laid off in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules: amounts, weeks and how to file
- What to do after a layoff
- Get new Wisconsin notices by RSS · all feeds
- Keeping your health coverage: COBRA and the marketplace
- COBRA vs ACA in Wisconsin: which costs less
- Wisconsin rapid response: who to call after a layoff notice
- Wisconsin workforce boards (11)
- American Job Centers in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin economic development organizations
- Wisconsin colleges: retraining and career services
- Layoff deadlines: what to do and by when, from your last day
- Unemployment benefit estimator: about how much you could get
- Severance calculator: what an offer is worth after taxes
Coverage: 62 Wisconsin notices on file, filed Jan 5, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, collected daily from the state’s published layoff record (dwd.wisconsin.gov). A state may publish late or leave out worker counts, so this is a floor rather than a count of every layoff. States generally require a notice only from employers with 100 or more workers. See the national tracker for how we collect notices.