Galesburg, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Galesburg
- Ecommerce Web Content Specialist (CMS)Blick Art Materials
- Recruiter, Banking and Insurance - Galesburg, IL (Remote)GPAC
- Field Service EngineerVeterans Prime
- Manager of Enterprise ApplicationsCarl Sandburg College
- Senior AccountantCarl Sandburg College
- Operations Coordinator, 518 CollectiveCarl Sandburg College
- Ex Asst. to General Counsel & VP of AdminKnox College
- Administrative Assistant of GDHKnox College
Employers hiring most in Galesburg
- Carl Sandburg College3 open roles
- Knox College2 open roles
- Blick Art Materials1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Veterans Prime1 open role
Galesburg layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Galesburg 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 Galesburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Knox College | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Galesburg. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Two Rivers Regional Council
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Knox County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
20,155
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
49,294
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,291
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
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.