Stark County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Stark County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Stark County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.0% the month before
2,455
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,324
people in Stark County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,284
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Stark County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Stark 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Stark 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 - Stark County
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Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

Other Illinois counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Stark 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.