Alexander County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alexander County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Alexander County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
7.8% the month before
1,594
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,042
people in Alexander County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,523
median household income
Source: Census ACS
22%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alexander County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Alexander County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alexander County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Southern 14 Workforce Investment Board
Alexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White

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Laid off or looking for work in Alexander County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Illinois’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.