McHenry County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
McHenry County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
174,289
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
311,366
people in McHenry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,836
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
McHenry County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
389
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Brands Group, LLC (Midwest Distribution Center) | McHenry | 389 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in McHenry 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.
- Michael Page8 open roles
- HR Green4 open roles
- LinkedIn4 open roles
- Regal Rexnord3 open roles
- Sterling Engineering3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
- AptarGroup2 open roles
- Aston Carter2 open roles
- Divergent Alliance2 open roles
- Flow Control Group2 open roles
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving McHenry County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
McHenry County Workforce Center
Woodstock · Comprehensive
Monday through Friday - 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Cities in McHenry County
Other Illinois counties
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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.