Hamilton County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hamilton County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Hamilton County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
3,553
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,972
people in Hamilton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,520
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hamilton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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

Hamilton County Satellite
Mcleansboro · Affiliate · 618-643-2161
Monday-Thurs 7:30am-5:00pm

Cities in Hamilton County

McLeansboro

Other Illinois counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Hamilton 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.