Waterloo, IL jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Waterloo
- IT Business Systems AnalystFirst Roles
- Territory ManagerTrek Bikes
- Director, Corporate Underwriting Analytics and Digital RiskSun Life Financial
- Engineering ManagerJohn Hancock
- Engineer, SoftwareDeere
Employers hiring most in Waterloo
- Deere1 open role
- First Roles1 open role
- John Hancock1 open role
- Sun Life Financial1 open role
- Trek Bikes1 open role
Waterloo layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
37
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS | Waterloo | 37 | Closure | State record |
Monroe 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 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.6%, 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 Waterloo. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- Mid America Workforce Investment Board
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Southwestern Illinois Worknet - Monroe County
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Monroe County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
19,355
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,969
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$101,635
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
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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