Decatur, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Underwriting Specialist/Executive Underwriter, Inland MarineMarkel
- Project ManagerMastec
- Assistant Branch Manager1st Midamerica Credit Union
- Senior Inland Marine Underwriter - Profit MentorshipMarkel
- Supply Chain ManagerDavalyn
- Trauma-Informed Clinical ManagerLCFS
- Process Engineer IITillamook County Creamery Association
- Process EngineerFuyao Automotive North America
- Quality Test EngineerAditi Consulting
- Manufacturing EngineerRogers Freels & Associates
Employers hiring most in Decatur
- Army National Guard Units2 open roles
- Markel2 open roles
- 1st Midamerica Credit Union1 open role
- Aditi Consulting1 open role
- Aldi US1 open role
- Ameren1 open role
- American Civil Constructors1 open role
- BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
- Caterpillar1 open role
- City of Decatur Illinois1 open role
Decatur layoffs
No layoff notices naming Decatur 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.
Colleges in Decatur
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Millikin University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Conferences in Decatur
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Decatur. 1 with dates announced.
- Farm Progress Show
Aug 31 to Sep 2, 2027 · Decatur, IL
Paid ticket. Admission price not read.
Macon 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 down 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−411 jobs), other services (−316 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Decatur. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Illinois? How to file for unemployment in Illinois (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Macon-Dewitt Workforce Investment Board
De Witt, Macon
Illinois workNet Center - Decatur
Decatur · Comprehensive · 217-875-8751
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
Macon County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.8% the month before
43,739
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
102,591
people in Macon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,449
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Illinois’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Illinois unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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