Kenosha County
Unemployment rate: 3%
Labor force: 88,641
Median household income: $55,845
Key cities and villages (population)
Kenosha: 99,877
Pleasant Prairie: 20,762
Twin Lakes: 6,064
Bristol: 5,034
Paddock Lake: 2,978
Silver Lake: 2,403
Major private sector employers
Company |
Product or service |
# of employees |
Amazon |
Online retail |
4,000 |
Uline |
Shipping/packaging |
2,600 |
Froedtert South |
Health care |
2,310 |
Advocate Aurora Health |
Health care |
1,500 |
Snap-On |
Tool manufacturing |
650 |
Good Foods Group |
Food products |
500 |
Birchwood Foods/Kenosha Beef |
Food products |
475 |
Kenall Manufacturing |
Light systems |
450 |
Meijer |
Retail |
440 |
Carthage College |
Higher education |
400 |
Racine County
Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Labor force: 100,676
Median household income: $61,812
Key cities and villages (population)
Racine: 77,542
Mount Pleasant : 26,197
Caledonia: 25,002
Burlington: 10,463
Sturtevant: 6,967
Waterford: 5,368
Major private sector employers
Company |
Product or service |
# of employees |
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare |
Health care |
2,661 |
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. |
Household products |
2,600 |
CNH America LLC |
Equipment manufacturer |
2,500 |
InSinkErator |
Garbage disposals |
1,000 |
Advocate Aurora Health |
Health care |
970 |
Cree Inc. |
Lighting |
618 |
Nestle |
Chocolate |
500 |
BRP US Inc. |
Marine engines |
500 |
Andis Co. |
Hair clippers |
450 |
Walmart |
Retail |
430 |
Milwaukee County
Unemployment rate: 3%
Labor force: 464,436
Median household income: $46,784
Key cities and villages (population)
Milwaukee: 595,351
West Allis: 59,934
Wauwatosa: 48,277
Greenfield: 36,720
Franklin: 35,620
Oak creek: 34,451
Major private sector employers
Company |
Product or service |
# of employees |
Advocate Aurora Health |
Health care |
25,900 |
Ascension Wisconsin |
Health care |
15,500 |
Froedtert Health |
Health care |
10,900 |
Kroger Co./Roundy’s |
Grocery retail |
8,300 |
Northwestern Mutual |
Insurance |
5,600 |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
Health care |
5,300 |
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin |
Health care |
5,000 |
WEC Energy Group |
Electric and natural gas utility |
4,300 |
Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin |
Training, packaging & assembly |
4,100 |
AT&T Wisconsin |
Telecommunications |
3,500 |