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Wisconsin Watch has launched a new, searchable dashboard to track layoffs across the state — the latest release in a broader rollout of news applications, which began this week with a national immigration court data tracker.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) maintains a public dataset of layoff notices submitted by employers; our tool aims to make that information more accessible and to highlight statewide or county-level patterns. The tool draws from data dating to 2018 and allows for searches by employer, industry, county and year.

These tools can always be improved, and we welcome questions, suggestions or feedback. If you or your organization find a way to use these tools, please tell us about it.

We’ll release a few more new tools in the coming months, so keep an eye out.

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New Wisconsin Watch tool makes statewide layoffs easier to track

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
April 24, 2026

<h1>New Wisconsin Watch tool makes statewide layoffs easier to track</h1>
<p class="byline">by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch <br />April 24, 2026</p>

<p>Wisconsin Watch has launched a new, searchable dashboard to track layoffs across the state — the latest release in a broader rollout of news applications, which began this week with a <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/04/wisconsin-watch-immigration-court-case-data-tracker-deportation-proceedings/">national immigration court data tracker</a>.</p>
<p>The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) maintains a public dataset of layoff notices submitted by employers; our tool aims to make that information more accessible and to highlight statewide or county-level patterns. The tool draws from data dating to 2018 and allows for searches by employer, industry, county and year.</p>
<p>These tools can always be improved, and we welcome questions, suggestions or feedback. If you or your organization find a way to use these tools, please tell us about it.</p>
<p>We’ll release a few more new tools in the coming months, so keep an eye out.</p>
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