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McDonough County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McDonough County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

McDonough County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 11,710

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 27,102

    people in McDonough County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $50,434

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McDonough County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McDonough 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 McDonough 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. Confidential1 open role
  2. Cypress HCM1 open role
  3. Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA)1 open role
  4. Henry County Government1 open role
  5. Legence Bank1 open role
  6. RP Lumber1 open role
  7. Sol Systems1 open role
  8. Us Jobs placement1 open role
  9. Youth For Christ International1 open role

Colleges in McDonough County

Colleges in McDonough County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Western Illinois UniversityMacombPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • McDonough County Workforce Office

    Macomb · Affiliate · 309-837-1280

    Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Cities in McDonough County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in McDonough 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.