Wisconsin layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
4,931 workers in Wisconsin received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 62 filings. Another 423 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Durr CTS, Inc. on Oct 13, 2026. In total the Wisconsin registry holds 635 filings covering 59,369 jobs, hardest-hit in Milwaukee, the most recent filed Sep 28, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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Questions
3,886 workers in Wisconsin have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 49 filings (as of Oct 10, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 4,931. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Wisconsin is higher.
The largest Wisconsin WARN filings on record are Forest County Potawatomi Community (1,835), YMCA of the Fox Cities (1,546), Delaware North Companies Inc. (1,303) jobs. The newest Wisconsin filing is dated Sep 28, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
Yes. 423 jobs across 7 WARN filings are scheduled to end in Wisconsin in the next 90 days. The soonest is Durr CTS, Inc. in De Pere, 72 jobs, effective Oct 13, 2026.
This page lists every Wisconsin WARN notice on record. 49 Wisconsin WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 3,886 jobs, the newest dated Sep 28, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Wisconsin state labor agency, with a link to the original where the state publishes one.
Yes. Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give about 60 days' notice before a mass layoff or site closure, filed with the state. Some states add their own mini-WARN rules with lower thresholds.
25 Wisconsin filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 28, 2026. New filings appear automatically.