Kane County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kane County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 239 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kane County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
267,347
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
516,097
people in Kane County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,678
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kane County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
226
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Kane County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 7, 2026	Eurofins Environment Testing North Central, LLC	Geneva	29	—	State record
Dec 19, 2025	Microplastics, Inc.	Saint Charles	86	—	State record
Nov 12, 2025	Printpack, Inc.	Elgin	111	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kane 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.

Entegris14 open roles
GPAC6 open roles
Michael Page5 open roles
UFP Technologies5 open roles
Fermilab4 open roles
Sysco4 open roles
US Foods4 open roles
CRH Public3 open roles
CyrusOne3 open roles
Q1 Technologies3 open roles

Colleges in Kane County

Colleges in Kane County
College	City	Type	Students
Aurora University	Aurora	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Judson University	Elgin	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Kane County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Kane County. 1 with dates announced.

IEA Aspiring Educators Conference & Early Career Retreat
Feb 26 to Feb 27, 2027 · St. Charles, IL
Ticket About $25. $25 registration, opening Nov 1, 2026.
Open call for speakers · deadline Dec 1, 2026

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kane, Kendal & DeKalb County Workforce Development Board
De Kalb, Kane, Kendall

workNet Batavia Serving Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties
Batavia · Comprehensive · 630-762-2120
Monday 08:30-16:30, Tuesday 08:30-16:30, Wednesday 08:30-16:30, Thursday 08:30-16:30, Friday 08:30-16:30

Cities in Kane County

Aurora113 jobs
Elgin45 jobs
St. Charles25 jobs
Geneva17 jobs
Batavia21 jobs
Carpentersville9 jobs
Hampshire6 jobs

Other Illinois counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Kane 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.