Rock Island County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rock Island County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 63 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rock Island County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
65,644
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
142,995
people in Rock Island County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,768
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rock Island County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
166
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Rock Island County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 5, 2026	Optum Services, Inc	Moline	98	Closure	State record
May 1, 2026	UnityPoint Health	Rock Island	68	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Rock Island 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.

Constellation Energy6 open roles
Deere John Capital6 open roles
John Deere4 open roles
Serco North America4 open roles
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers4 open roles
Deere3 open roles
Mediacom Communications3 open roles
US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency3 open roles
Border Foods2 open roles
Empeople Credit Union2 open roles

Colleges in Rock Island County

Colleges in Rock Island County
College	City	Type	Students
Augustana College	Rock Island	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties, Not-for-Profit Corporation
Henry, Mercer, Rock Island

American Job Center- Rock Island
Rock Island · Comprehensive · 309-429-6429
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Rock Island County

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Laid off or looking for work in Rock Island County?

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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.