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Marion County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marion County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Marion County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 15,792

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 37,294

    people in Marion County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,839

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marion County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Marion 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 Marion 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.

  1. Conagra Brands1 open role
  2. Dollar General1 open role
  3. nVent1 open role
  4. Rivalia Chemical1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • CEFS, An Illinois workNet Partner - Centralia

    Centralia · Affiliate · 618-545-3160

    Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM

  • Kaskaskia College

    Centralia · Affiliate · 618-545-3160

    7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Marion County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Marion 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.