Washington County, WI jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWashington County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
76,937
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
137,320
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,851
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Washington County ranks
Where Washington County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #17Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Great Lakes2.6% · of 100
Washington 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 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,128 jobs), retail (+372 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,446 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Washington 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.
Washington County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
100
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlite Plastics, Inc.Takes effect Dec 7, 2026 | Germantown | 41 | — | State record | |
| Wisconsin Green, LLC * Notice outlines multiple scenarios for layoffs. Informat…Takes effect Jul 22, 2026 | West Bend | 59 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Washington 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.
- Ellsworth4 open roles
- Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)3 open roles
- Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions2 open roles
- Broan-NuTone2 open roles
- Food Management Search2 open roles
- Human Capital Ventures2 open roles
- Standard Bearings2 open roles
- Boyd Company1 open role
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Continuus Technologies1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Washington 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).
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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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