Clark County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clark County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Clark County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
7,122
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
15,328
people in Clark County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,625
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clark County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Clark 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

Employers hiring most in Clark 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.

AG Growth International1 open role
Owen Motor Group1 open role
PRIM1 open role
The Homestead Communities1 open role
ZF Mico1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Local Workforce Innovation Board 23
Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Moultrie, Richland

Cities in Clark County

Marshall3 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Clark County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.