Walworth County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walworth County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Walworth County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
62,307
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
105,447
people in Walworth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,359
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Walworth County ranks

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

November 2026

#4Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+8.4% · of 100
#6Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+8.4% · of 100
#20Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.6% · of 100

Walworth 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 8.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+1,107 jobs), health care (+480 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Walworth 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 Walworth 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.

Walworth County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Walworth 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 Walworth 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.

Creative Financial Staffing5 open roles
Conagra Brands4 open roles
Gecko Hospitality3 open roles
PENTAIR3 open roles
Fleet Farm2 open roles
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay2 open roles
Adecco1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Human Capital Ventures1 open role
Love's Travel Stops1 open role

Colleges in Walworth County

Colleges in Walworth County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Walworth 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

Walworth County Job Center
Elkhorn · Affiliate · 262-741-5180
Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Walworth 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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