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Wisconsin Layoffs — April 2026

Employers in Wisconsin logged 4 WARN Act notices in April 2026, involving roughly 316 workers — falling below March and down 31% versus April 2025. The average filing covered 79 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
316
Workers Affected
79
Avg per Notice
2
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Wisconsin
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing170
Healthcare125

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 70 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 25 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Polk1189
Milwaukee170
Brown132
Dane125

Polk saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 189 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Osceola1189
Cudahy170
Green Bay132
Madison125

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure2259
Layoff257

The high proportion of closures (82% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Wisconsin's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
PolarisOsceola189Closure
Regal RexnordCudahy70Closure
Green Bay ConvertingGreen Bay32Layoff
UnityPoint HealthMadison25Layoff

The biggest impact was at Polaris at its Osceola facility, reporting 189 affected workers. Regal Rexnord followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Wisconsin, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Wisconsin. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Wisconsin WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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