Carol Stream, IL jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Carol Stream
- Entry-Level Software DeveloperEpic
- Administrative Assistant - LegalA. M. Castle
- Project CoordinatorRieke Interiors
- Vice President of QualityHARTING Technology Group
- Deputy Project ManagerCONDUENT
- Intensive Case Specialist (Limited-Term) - 2025892World Relief Corporation O National
- Clinical ManagerMohs Surgery
- Product Marketing ManagerEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- Project Engineer: Construction & Field LeadTalent Partners 360
- Manufacturing EngineerFIC America
Employers hiring most in Carol Stream
- Illinois Tool Works3 open roles
- Wesco International3 open roles
- Elgin Industries2 open roles
- Ingram Micro2 open roles
- Rogers2 open roles
- Snap-on2 open roles
- WESCO International2 open roles
- A. M. Castle1 open role
- Aegis Worldwide1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
Carol Stream layoffs
No layoff notices naming Carol Stream in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
DuPage County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+23,607 jobs), manufacturing (+4,466 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−2,959 jobs), professional & technical (−2,166 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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DuPage County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
508,755
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
927,263
people in DuPage County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$110,502
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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