Knox County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Knox County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
20,155
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
49,294
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,291
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Knox County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Knox County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Knox 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.
- Carl Sandburg College3 open roles
- OSF HealthCare3 open roles
- Knox College2 open roles
- Blick Art Materials1 open role
- Complete Technology Solutions1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Greystone Technology1 open role
- Helen Ross McNabb Center1 open role
- Liberty Personnel Services1 open role
- Marion County Health Department1 open role
Colleges in Knox County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox College | Galesburg | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Knox County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Two Rivers Regional Council
Adams, Brown, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Pike, Schuyler, Warren
Cities in Knox County
Other Illinois counties
Laid off or looking for work in Knox County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.