Evanston, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Business Development RepresentativeTRG
- Tax & Risk AnalystManpower
- DeanNorthwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
- Mechanical Project EngineerGPAC
- Director of Social ServicesCalifornia Resources
- Capital Project ManagerCalifornia Resources
- Chief Advancement OfficerCASE
- Chief Academic Officer (CAO)Confidential
- Head of InnovationOrnua Ingredients North America
- Chief Growth OfficerZazu Digital Talent
Employers hiring most in Evanston
- Northwestern University12 open roles
- Beghou3 open roles
- Bushnell University3 open roles
- Covenant Living Communities3 open roles
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary3 open roles
- ZS Associates3 open roles
- 1100 Endeavor Health Clinical Operations2 open roles
- California Resources2 open roles
- Confidential2 open roles
- Coosa Valley Medical Center2 open roles
Evanston layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Evanston in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Evanston
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Evanston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- LWIA 7
Cook; City: Chicago
Cook County economy
5.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
2,707,833
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,185,812
people in Cook County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,797
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Illinois’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.