Madison County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madison County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 72 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Madison County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
131,215
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
264,631
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,800
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Madison County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
428
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Madison County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 30, 2026	DSV Contract Logistics	Edwardsville	175	—	State record
Jan 27, 2026	Alton Steel, Inc.	Alton	253	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Madison 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.

1St Midamerica Credit Union5 open roles
Phillips 663 open roles
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville3 open roles
A-dec2 open roles
Ameren2 open roles
Cars Commerce2 open roles
Chamberlain Group2 open roles
Cordell & Cordell2 open roles
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2 open roles
Hubexo2 open roles

Colleges in Madison County

Colleges in Madison County
College	City	Type	Students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Southwestern Illinois workNet - Wood River
Wood River · Comprehensive · 618-296-4301
Monday 08:00-16:30, Tuesday 08:00-16:30, Wednesday 08:00-16:30, Thursday 08:00-16:30, Friday 08:00-16:30,

Cities in Madison County

Alton31 jobs
Edwardsville19 jobs
Collinsville9 jobs
Bethalto6 jobs
Roxana4 jobs
Wood River

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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.