La Crosse County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLa 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
Where La Crosse County ranks
Where La Crosse County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes73 / 100 · of 52
- #7Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Great Lakes65 / 100 · of 52
- #9Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Great Lakes7 per 100 · of 53
- #14Best county job markets for job seekers in the Midwest68 / 100 · of 68
- #16Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Midwest7 per 100 · of 69
- #17Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Midwest60 / 100 · of 68
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 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.
La Crosse County layoffs
No layoff notices naming La Crosse 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 La Crosse 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.
- Trane U.s.22 open roles
- Kwik Trip11 open roles
- Unitedhealth Group8 open roles
- Trane Technologies7 open roles
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay4 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- FundMiner3 open roles
- Viterbo University3 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Gecko Hospitality2 open roles
Colleges in La Crosse County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | La Crosse | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving La Crosse 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).
- 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
Cities in La Crosse 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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