Rock Island, IL jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Rock Island

• Administrative CoordinatorGreen Thumb Industries
• FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERTom Trese Networking
• Information Systems Security OfficerChickasaw Nation Medical Center
• FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERFood Management Search
• Dean of Students - Elevate Student Success & SafetyIllinois Education Job Bank
• Accounting ManagerRodriguez Transportation Group
• Manufacturing EngineerMcLaughlin Body Company
• Quality EngineerMcLaughlin Body Company
• CYS Training Specialist NF-04 (NF-4)United States Army Installation Management Command
• Electrical Engineer (GS-7/12)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Employers hiring most in Rock Island

1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers3 open roles
2. United States Army Installation Management Command3 open roles
3. McLaughlin Body Company2 open roles
4. US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency2 open roles
5. Chickasaw Nation Medical Center1 open role
6. DOVER1 open role
7. Food Management Search1 open role
8. Green Thumb Industries1 open role
9. Human Capital Ventures1 open role
10. Illinois Education Job Bank1 open role

Rock Island layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 68

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Rock Island

Rock Island County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs down 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.4%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,533 jobs), admin & staffing (−858 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Rock Island

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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rock Island. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Workforce Development Board of Rock Island, Henry and Mercer Counties, Not-for-Profit Corporation

  Henry, Mercer, Rock Island

• American Job Center- Rock Island

  Rock Island · Comprehensive · 309-429-6429

  Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Rock Island County economy

• 5.4%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.5% the month before

• 66,893

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 142,995

  people in Rock Island County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $66,768

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 34%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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