La Crosse, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- MD/DO Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Service Medical DirectorEmplify Health by Gundersen
- Executive Director of DevelopmentFundMiner
- Associate Dean - School of EducationFundMiner
- Assistant Director for RetentionFundMiner
- Franciscan Spirituality Center - Marketing CoordinatorFranciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
- RN - Health & Wellness Director - DON - $4000 Sign On BonusBrookdale Senior Living
- Executive Director of DevelopmentUniversities of Wisconsin [UW_Comprehensives]
- Design AssociateLa-Z-Boy
- Senior Specialist, IRIS Consulting (La Crosse County, WI)Molina Healthcare
- Operations ManagerAce Hardware
Employers hiring most in La Crosse
- Trane U.s.18 open roles
- Kwik Trip10 open roles
- Unitedhealth Group8 open roles
- Trane Technologies7 open roles
- FundMiner4 open roles
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay3 open roles
- Viterbo University3 open roles
- Gundersen Health System2 open roles
- State Bank Financial2 open roles
- Ace Hardware1 open role
La Crosse layoffs
No layoff notices naming La Crosse 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 La Crosse
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Viterbo University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in La Crosse
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in La Crosse.
- Starting a businessNov 19, 2026 · La Crosse, WI · Free
Strong Women, Strong Coffee featuring Laura Strong
SBDC / SBA partner: WWBIC
- Starting a businessDec 9, 2026 · La Crosse, WI · Free
Turning Your Skills & Hobbies Into a Business
SBDC / SBA partner: WWBIC
Where La Crosse ranks
Where La Crosse placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best college towns for junior jobs in the Midwest50% · of 51
- #1Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes50% · of 39
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in the Midwest49% · of 69
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in the Great Lakes49% · of 53
- #14Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Great Lakes0.9% · of 50
- #15Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes3% · of 38
La Crosse 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,521 jobs), hotels & food (+435 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−1,772 jobs), management of companies (−392 jobs)
Learn and get funded in La Crosse
- 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 La Crosse. 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).
- Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, Vernon
Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Center
La Crosse · Comprehensive · 608-405-4545
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
La Crosse County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
67,180
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
120,262
people in La Crosse County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,704
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
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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