Champaign County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Champaign County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 157 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Champaign County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
102,588
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
206,098
people in Champaign County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,091
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Champaign County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
75
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Champaign County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 16, 2026	Charles Industries, LLC	Rantoul	75	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Champaign County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

University of Illinois43 open roles
Carle Health9 open roles
University of Illinois7 open roles
Carle Health5 open roles
Carle West Physician Group5 open roles
Carle Health Medical Group4 open roles
Plastipak4 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Busey2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles

Colleges in Champaign County

Colleges in Champaign County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

East Central Illinois Workforce Board
Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Piatt

Illinois WorkNet Center - Champaign
Champaign · Comprehensive · 217-531-8282
Monday -Thursday 9am - 4pm Closed noon - 1pm

Cities in Champaign County

Champaign81 jobs
Urbana71 jobs
Rantoul4 jobs
Tolono

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Champaign 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.