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DuPage County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

DuPage County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,291 open professional jobs are in its cities.

DuPage County economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 507,232

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 927,263

    people in DuPage County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $110,502

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 50%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

DuPage County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 778

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in DuPage County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Continental Web Press, Inc.Itasca92ClosureState record
AmetekBloomingdale63—State record
GreenWood, Inc.Hanover Park28ClosureState record
Niagara Bottling, LLC and Waters of AmericaWoodridge57ClosureState record
Randstad Inhouse Services, LLCBurr Ridge34ClosureState record
Grocery Delivery E-Services USA, Inc.Burr Ridge254ClosureState record
AmazonNaperville132ClosureState record
AmazonNaperville118ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in DuPage 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.

  1. Michael Page34 open roles
  2. Exelon33 open roles
  3. PECO Energy33 open roles
  4. Baltimore Gas and Electric32 open roles
  5. Pepco Holdings32 open roles
  6. KeHE23 open roles
  7. Zachry20 open roles
  8. LHH17 open roles
  9. Regal Rexnord16 open roles
  10. Navistar13 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in DuPage County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in DuPage County

Colleges in DuPage County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Benedictine UniversityLislePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurstPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners GrovePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
North Central CollegeNapervillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Wheaton CollegeWheatonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
National University of Health SciencesLombardPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLislePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in DuPage County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around DuPage County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • workNet DuPage Career Center

    Lisle · Comprehensive · 630-955-2030

    Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Cities in DuPage County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in DuPage 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.