Sangamon County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sangamon County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 240 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sangamon County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
92,677
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
195,217
people in Sangamon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,114
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sangamon County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
43
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Sangamon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 7, 2026	Provider Partners Care Management, L.P.	Springfield	43	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in Sangamon 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.

Army National Guard Units13 open roles
Abbott12 open roles
Allstate4 open roles
AbbVie3 open roles
Alight Solutions3 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
CDW Government3 open roles
CSpring3 open roles
CVS HEALTH3 open roles
Datadog3 open roles

Colleges in Sangamon County

Colleges in Sangamon County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
St. John's College-Department of Nursing	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Land of Lincoln Workforce Alliance Illinois workNet Center
Cass, Christian, Logan, Menard, Sangamon

Illinois workNet Center - Springfield
Springfield · Comprehensive · 217-524-5996
8:30 - 4:30 M-TH

Cities in Sangamon County

Springfield236 jobs
Auburn3 jobs

Other Illinois counties

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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.