Pierce County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pierce County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 14 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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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Pierce County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Pierce 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pierce 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 Bay4 open roles
Columbus McKinnon2 open roles
Batteries Plus1 open role
Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
GEA1 open role
Impact Seven1 open role
Truity Partners1 open role

Colleges in Pierce County

Colleges in Pierce County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Cities in Pierce County

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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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