Champaign County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Champaign County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 157 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Champaign County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
110,798
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
206,098
people in Champaign County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,091
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Champaign County ranks

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

November 2026

#13Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Great Lakes50% · of 100
#16Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Midwest50% · of 100

Champaign 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: retail (+430 jobs), hotels & food (+393 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−977 jobs), manufacturing (−786 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Champaign County

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Champaign County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
75
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Champaign County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 16, 2026	Charles Industries, LLC	Rantoul	75	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Champaign 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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign37 open roles
Carle Health7 open roles
Carle Health6 open roles
Carle West Physician Group6 open roles
Carle Health Medical Group4 open roles
State of Illinois3 open roles
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign3 open roles
Kestra Medical Technologies2 open roles
Napleton Automotive Group2 open roles
Plastipak2 open roles

Colleges in Champaign County

Colleges in Champaign County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	Public 4-year	20,000+

Conferences in Champaign County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Champaign County. 3 with dates announced.

Supply Chain Management Conference
Feb 26, 2027 · Urbana, IL
Paid ticket, price not listed
Illinois Rural Health Association Annual Educational Conference
Jul 21 to Jul 22, 2027 · Champaign, IL
Paid ticket. Early bird for 2027 opens January 19; prices not listed.
APA Illinois State Planning Conference
Oct 6 to Oct 8, 2027 · Champaign, IL
Paid ticket, price not listed

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Champaign 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).

East Central Illinois Workforce Board
Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Piatt

Illinois WorkNet Center - Champaign
Champaign · Comprehensive · 217-531-8282
Monday -Thursday 9am - 4pm Closed noon - 1pm

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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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