Elgin, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Entry-Level Supply Planning & Data AnalystSGS Consulting
- Staff AccountantAssociation For Individual Devel.
- Administrative Assistant-SalesEquity LifeStyle Properties
- ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTORState of Illinois
- MEDICAL DIRECTORState of Illinois
- HOSPITAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERState of Illinois
- Project CoordinatorRieke Interiors
- Accounts Receivable SpecialistNobelus
- Relationship Manager I - Business BankingPNC Financial Services Group
- Branch ManagerPNC Financial Services Group
Employers hiring most in Elgin
- State of Illinois3 open roles
- Bowman Williams2 open roles
- CRH Public2 open roles
- Energy Innovation2 open roles
- Monarch Technical Services2 open roles
- PNC Financial Services Group2 open roles
- ProAmpac2 open roles
- Rieke Interiors2 open roles
- WillScot2 open roles
- Aegis Worldwide1 open role
Elgin layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
111
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printpack, Inc. | Elgin | 111 | Closure | State record |
Colleges in Elgin
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Judson University | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Kane 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 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,928 jobs), construction (+1,009 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−5,128 jobs), professional & technical (−684 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Elgin. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- Kane, Kendal & DeKalb County Workforce Development Board
De Kalb, Kane, Kendall
Workforce Development Division - Gail Borden Library
Elgin · Affiliate · 847-742-2411
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Kane County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
270,480
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
516,097
people in Kane County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,678
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
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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