River Falls, WI jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Athletics and Recreation Turf ManagerUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Community Manager - River FallsImpact Seven
- Regional Sales Manager - DairyGEA
- Administrative Manager - Humane Handling InstituteUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Administrative Assistant III - School of Business and EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
- Scientist IUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Employers hiring most in River Falls
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay4 open roles
- GEA1 open role
- Impact Seven1 open role
River Falls layoffs
No layoff notices naming River Falls 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 River Falls
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Pierce 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 down 4.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−310 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving River Falls. 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).
- West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix
St. Croix Valley Job Center
River Falls · Affiliate
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
Pierce County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
25,264
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,351
people in Pierce County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,802
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
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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