Macomb, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Engineering ManagerYetter
- Director – Macomb, ILHazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA)
- Litigation Support Specialist | Paralegal CertifiedHenry County Government
- Industrial EngineerCypress HCM
- Executive Assistant & Strategic Projects CoordinatorYouth For Christ International
- Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)Macomb Post Acute Care Center
Employers hiring most in Macomb
- Cypress HCM1 open role
- Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA)1 open role
- Henry County Government1 open role
- Macomb Post Acute Care Center1 open role
- Yetter1 open role
- Youth For Christ International1 open role
Macomb layoffs
No layoff notices naming Macomb 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 Macomb
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
McDonough 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 1.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Macomb. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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McDonough County Workforce Office
Macomb · Affiliate · 309-837-1280
Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
McDonough County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
12,882
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
27,102
people in McDonough County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,434
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
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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