Boone County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Boone County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Boone County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
25,430
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,316
people in Boone County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,638
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Boone County ranks

Where Boone County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#5Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes9.9 per 10,000 · of 100
#7Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest9.9 per 10,000 · of 100

Boone 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 19.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−2,116 jobs), admin & staffing (−407 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Boone County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Boone County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
114
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Boone County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 23, 2026	Luttrell Staffing Group - at Freudenberg Filtration II	Belvidere	114	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Boone County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Walmart10 open roles
Alten Technology USA2 open roles
Nucor2 open roles
QXO2 open roles
General Mills1 open role
PNC Financial Services Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Illinois? How to file for unemployment in Illinois (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

The Workforce Connection Inc.
Boone, Stephenson, Winnebago

The Workforce Connection Belvidere
Belvidere · Affiliate · 815-547-9616
Monday- Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Closed 12-1pm for lunch

Cities in Boone County

Belvidere17 jobs

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Illinois’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Illinois unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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