Monroe County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monroe County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Monroe County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
19,211
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,969
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$101,635
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Monroe County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
37
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Monroe County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 2, 2026	ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS	Waterloo	37	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Monroe 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.

John Hancock7 open roles
Sun Life Financial2 open roles
Budnick Converting1 open role
Deere1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Mid America Workforce Investment Board
Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington

Southwestern Illinois Worknet - Monroe County
Waterloo · Affiliate · 618-939-3332
Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Cities in Monroe County

Waterloo10 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Monroe 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.