Grundy County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meGrundy County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
28,499
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
52,920
people in Grundy County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,060
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Grundy County ranks
Where Grundy County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #14Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
- #19Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
Grundy 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 8.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: retail (+1,077 jobs), admin & staffing (+373 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−735 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Grundy County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Grundy County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APL Logistics, Ltd. | Minooka | 0 | Closure | State record | |
| APL Logistics, Ltd. | Minooka | 0 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Grundy 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.
- Constellation Energy10 open roles
- Eaton3 open roles
- Buzzi Unicem USA1 open role
- Costco (IT)1 open role
- Kenco Logistics1 open role
- Leggett & Platt1 open role
- Morris Hospital1 open role
- NFI Industries1 open role
- Nouryon1 open role
- Oneok1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grundy 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).
- Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board
Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston
Grundy Workforce Services
Morris · Affiliate · 815-942-0566
8:00AM - 4:30PM, Monday - Thursday, Friday by Appointment ONLY
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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