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White County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

White County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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White County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 5,724

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 13,708

    people in White County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $53,097

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

White County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming White 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 White 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. FirstBank1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Illinois workNet Center - Carmi

    Carmi · Comprehensive

    Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in White County

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in White County?

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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.