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Washington County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 7,358

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 13,682

    people in Washington County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $75,652

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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. Oelze Equipment2 open roles
  2. Crowe1 open role
  3. Magna International1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Southwestern Illinois workNet - Washington County

    Nashville · Affiliate · 618-327-4191

    M-F, 8am - 4pm

Cities in Washington County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Washington 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.