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Vermilion County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Vermilion County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Vermilion County economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.1% the month before

  • 29,746

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 73,179

    people in Vermilion County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $54,537

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Vermilion County layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 125

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Vermilion County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
BFG Supply Company, LLCDanville35ClosureState record
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.Danville90—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Vermilion 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.

  1. Stepan Company6 open roles
  2. Sysco3 open roles
  3. Watchfire Signs2 open roles
  4. Autozone1 open role
  5. Danville School District1 open role
  6. Grip-Rite1 open role
  7. NFI Industries1 open role
  8. Packsize International1 open role
  9. PrimeSource Building Products1 open role
  10. U.S. Army Reserve Command1 open role

Colleges in Vermilion County

Colleges in Vermilion County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Lakeview College of NursingDanvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Vermilion County Workforce Development Center

    Danville · Comprehensive · 217-442-0296

    Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00,

Cities in Vermilion County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Vermilion 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.