Grant County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meGrant County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
27,521
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,678
people in Grant County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,349
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Grant 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 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−624 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Grant County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Rep. DeSanto: Statement on the May 2026 closing of the University of Wisconsin Platteville – Baraboo CampusWispolitics.com · Oct 20, 2026
- Platteville, Parkside consider layoffs, furloughs to address structural deficitsWispolitics.com · Oct 14, 2026
- UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County campus to close at end of school yearwiscnews · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Grant County
- 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.
Grant County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Grant County 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.
Employers hiring most in Grant 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.
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay5 open roles
- Builders FirstSource2 open roles
- Community First Bank - WI2 open roles
- Morgan Murphy Media1 open role
Colleges in Grant County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Platteville | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grant County. 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).
- Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Rock
Cities in Grant County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Wisconsin’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Wisconsin unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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