Kenosha County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kenosha County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 70 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Kenosha County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
97,124
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
168,413
people in Kenosha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,412
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Kenosha County ranks

Where Kenosha County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#5Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+8.3% · of 100
#7Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+8.3% · of 100

Kenosha 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 8.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.0%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,162 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+896 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kenosha County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Illinois staffing company laying off 148 Kenosha workersBizTimes · Nov 2, 2026
Kenosha residents raise concerns over proposed AI data center developmentFOX6 News Milwaukee on MSN · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Kenosha 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.

Kenosha County layoffs

4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
390
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers

Layoff notices filed in Kenosha County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 29, 2026	M.M.D., LLC d/b/a The Allstaff GroupTakes effect Dec 31, 2026	Kenosha	148	—	State record
May 15, 2026	Parkhurst Dining, LLC * Layoff Begin Date: 05/21/26 (temporary layoff through 05/28/26); 07/03/26Takes effect Jul 3, 2026	Kenosha	160	—	State record
Jan 28, 2026	Fresenius USA MFG INCTakes effect Apr 10, 2026	Kenosha	41	—	State record
Jan 21, 2026	H4 Logistics, LLCTakes effect Mar 23, 2026	Kenosha	41	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kenosha 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.

Uline16 open roles
Snap-on6 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Mortenson3 open roles
RPM International3 open roles
Carthage College2 open roles
Johnson Bank2 open roles
Oliver Wyman2 open roles
Silgan Containers2 open roles
Uline Shipping Supplies2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Kenosha County

Snap-on5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Kenosha County

Colleges in Kenosha County
College	City	Type	Students
Carthage College	Kenosha	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	Kenosha	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Herzing University-Kenosha	Kenosha	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex	Kenosha	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kenosha 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).

Southeastern Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
Kenosha, Racine, Walworth

Kenosha County Job Center
Kenosha · Comprehensive · 262-697-4500
M-F, 8:00am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Kenosha County

Other Wisconsin counties

All of Wisconsin

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Sources: 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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