Jersey County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jersey County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jersey County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
10,215
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
21,336
people in Jersey County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,104
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jersey County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jersey 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 Jersey 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.

Davita1 open role

Colleges in Jersey County

Colleges in Jersey County
College	City	Type	Students
Principia College	Elsah	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Madison - Bond - Jersey- Calhoun Workforce Innovation Board
Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, Madison

Jersey/Calhoun Employment & Training
Jerseyville · Affiliate · 618-498-1778
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Cities in Jersey County

Jerseyville1 jobs
Elsah

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Jersey 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.