Hayward, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Chief Operating OfficerConfidential
- Chief Operating Officer, Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterAMN Healthcare, Executive & Physician Leadership Solutions
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)Confidential
- Commercial Banking Relationship Manager (RM)Johnson Bank
- Relationship Banker (Entry Level)Johnson Bank
- Director, Human ResourcesTamarack Health
- Process EngineerArclin Surfaces
Employers hiring most in Hayward
- Johnson Bank2 open roles
- AMN Healthcare, Executive & Physician Leadership Solutions1 open role
- Arclin Surfaces1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Tamarack Health1 open role
Hayward layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hayward in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Hayward
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Hayward
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Hayward.
- Starting a businessNov 16, 2026 · Hayward, WI · Free
SBDC / SBA partner: WWBIC
- Starting a businessDec 8, 2026 · Hayward, WI · Free
Financial Wellness – Budgeting
SBDC / SBA partner: WWBIC
- Small-business counselingDec 10, 2026 · Hayward, WI · Free
Intro to Building out a Business Plan
SBDC / SBA partner: WWBIC
Sawyer County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 7.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hayward. Each link goes to the publisher.
- AI technology coming to metal facility in Bayfield CountyFox21Online · Oct 28, 2026
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hayward. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Wisconsin? How to file for unemployment in Wisconsin (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn
Sawyer County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
8,718
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,243
people in Sawyer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,055
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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