Green County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.2% the month before
21,118
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,036
people in Green County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,248
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Green County ranks
Where Green County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.3% · of 100
- #21Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Midwest2.3% · of 100
Green 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 4.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.3%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Green 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 Green 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.
Green County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Green 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 Green 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.
- Builders FirstSource3 open roles
- AMS Industries1 open role
- Ascension Health-is1 open role
- Corporate Services1 open role
- Dairy Farmers of America1 open role
- Oterra1 open role
- SSM Health1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Green 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 Green County
Other Wisconsin counties
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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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