Will County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Will County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. Employers filed 9 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 268 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Will County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
379,738
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
698,450
people in Will County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$107,799
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Will County layoffs

9
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
900
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
9
employers

WARN notices filed in Will County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 25, 2026	MAT HOLDINGS INC.	Romeoville	97	Closure	State record
Jul 10, 2026	CJ Logistics America, LLC	University Park	89	Closure	State record
Jul 6, 2026	D & H DISTRIBUTING COMPANY	Bolingbrook	68	Closure	State record
Jul 2, 2026	INEOS Styrolution America LLC	Channahon	94	Closure	State record
Jun 18, 2026	Republic National Distributing Company, LLC	Romeoville	100	Closure	State record
Apr 7, 2026	Aramark Campus, LLC - at Plainfield Community School District	Plainfield	170	Closure	State record
Mar 20, 2026	Illinois Central School Bus	Wilmington	55	Closure	State record
Jan 21, 2026	GXO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.	Romeoville	32	Closure	State record
Dec 4, 2025	S&S Activewear	Bolingbrook	195	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Will 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.

Amazon17 open roles
Ulta Beauty16 open roles
Michael Page13 open roles
RJW Logistics Group7 open roles
US Foods6 open roles
L2x Talent Solutions5 open roles
Daifuku Co., Ltd./ADR4 open roles
DHL4 open roles
YQN Transport Service4 open roles
Constellation Energy3 open roles

Colleges in Will County

Colleges in Will County
College	City	Type	Students
Lewis University	Romeoville	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Governors State University	University Park	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of St Francis	Joliet	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Investment Board of Will County
Will

IDES North Chicago Street
Joliet · Affiliate · 815-740-5100
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. We are open to the public
Workforce Center of Will County
Joliet · Comprehensive · 815-727-4444
Monday 08:30-16:30, Tuesday 08:30-16:30, Wednesday 08:30-16:30, Thursday 08:30-16:30, Friday 08:30-16:30,

Cities in Will County

Bolingbrook76 jobs
Romeoville54 jobs
Joliet53 jobs
Plainfield21 jobs
Mokena16 jobs
Channahon8 jobs
Wilmington5 jobs
Frankfort8 jobs
Monee6 jobs
Crest Hill6 jobs
Lockport5 jobs
University Park
Shorewood
New Lenox4 jobs
Homer Glen3 jobs

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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.