McLean County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McLean County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 177 open professional jobs are in its cities.

McLean County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
90,578
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
170,882
people in McLean County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,329
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McLean County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McLean 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 McLean 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.

State Farm33 open roles
Rivian Automotive29 open roles
Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE14 open roles
Illinois State University13 open roles
Country Financial6 open roles
Cintas4 open roles
COUNTRY Financial4 open roles
Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE4 open roles
Acturhire3 open roles
Commerce Bank2 open roles

Colleges in McLean County

Colleges in McLean County
College	City	Type	Students
Illinois State University	Normal	Public 4-year	20,000+
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Career Link
Fulton, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford

Career Link- McLean County
Normal · Affiliate · 309-807-1386
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cities in McLean County

Bloomington92 jobs
Normal82 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in McLean County?

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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.