Grundy County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grundy County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Grundy County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
28,533
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
52,920
people in Grundy County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,060
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grundy County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Grundy County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Dec 2, 2025	APL Logistics, Ltd.	Minooka	0	Closure	State record
Dec 1, 2025	APL Logistics, Ltd.	Minooka	0	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Grundy 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.

Constellation Energy11 open roles
Eaton3 open roles
W.W. Grainger2 open roles
BMO Bank National Association1 open role
Buzzi Unicem USA1 open role
Costco (IT)1 open role
Leggett & Platt1 open role
Morris-Hospital1 open role
NFI Industries1 open role
Procter & Gamble1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board
Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston

Grundy Workforce Services
Morris · Affiliate · 815-942-0566
8:00AM - 4:30PM, Monday - Thursday, Friday by Appointment ONLY

Cities in Grundy County

Minooka4 jobs
Braceville8 jobs
Morris7 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Grundy County?

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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.