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Wabash County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wabash County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wabash County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 5,022

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 11,199

    people in Wabash County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $53,650

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wabash County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wabash 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

Employers hiring most in Wabash 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. #twiceasnice Recruiting1 open role
  2. Confidential1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Wabash County Satellite

    Mt. Carmel · Affiliate · 618-262-4151

    Monday - Thursday 7:30 - 5:00

Other Illinois counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Wabash 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.