Olney, IL jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Olney

• Senior AccountantKemper CPA Group
• Tax ManagerKemper CPA Group

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Employers hiring most in Olney

1. Kemper CPA Group2 open roles

Olney layoffs

No layoff notices naming Olney 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.

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Richland 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 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.3%, 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 Olney. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Richland County economy

• 3.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.9% the month before

• 7,383

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 15,675

  people in Richland County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $60,404

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS