Fulton County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fulton County economy

• 3.7%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.3% the month before

• 15,112

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 33,259

  people in Fulton County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $58,617

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fulton 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 up 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.6 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Fulton 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.

Fulton County layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 416

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fulton 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.

1. Baxter International6 open roles
2. Walgreens5 open roles
3. Walgreens Boots Alliance4 open roles
4. Welch Allyn4 open roles
5. Alight, Inc. / Delaware3 open roles
6. Capital One3 open roles
7. Global Electronics Association3 open roles
8. Therma-Tru3 open roles
9. Baxter2 open roles
10. Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Fulton County

• Baxter International20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Workforce development and job centers

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

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