McHenry, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Water Resources EngineerHR Green
- Lead Engineer - Transportation and DrainageHR Green
- Lead Structural Engineer-TransportationHR Green
- Civil Engineer - Water/WastewaterHR Green
- Outside Sales RepresentativeFlow Control Group
- Director of Accounting & FinanceCreative Financial Staffing
- Admin Operations Coordinator II-Neurosurgery McHenry Full Time DaysNorthwestern Medicine
- Construction Project CoordinatorHughes Marino
- Inside Sales RepresentativeHughes Recruiting
- Sales EngineerRise Technical
Employers hiring most in McHenry
- Anduril Industries12 open roles
- HR Green4 open roles
- Sustainable Staffing2 open roles
- Corporate Services1 open role
- Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
- Flow Control Group1 open role
- Follett Learning1 open role
- Hughes Marino1 open role
- Hughes Recruiting1 open role
- Kiferbaum Development1 open role
McHenry layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
389
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Brands Group, LLC (Midwest Distribution Center) | McHenry | 389 | Closure | State record |
McHenry 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,024 jobs), wholesale (+961 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,461 jobs), admin & staffing (−506 jobs)
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McHenry County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
174,662
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
311,366
people in McHenry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,836
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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