Macoupin County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Macoupin County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Macoupin County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
20,380
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,566
people in Macoupin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,518
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Macoupin County ranks

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

November 2026

#15Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.0 points · of 100
#15Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.0 points · of 100

Macoupin 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 1.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 1.0 points from a year ago

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Macoupin County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Macoupin County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Macoupin County

Colleges in Macoupin County
College	City	Type	Students
Blackburn College	Carlinville	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Central Development Council, Inc.
Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Scott, Shelby

The Job Center-Carlinville - An Illinois workNet Center
Carlinville · Comprehensive · 217-854-9642
Monday 08:00-16:30, Tuesday 08:00-16:30, Wednesday 08:00-16:30, Thursday 08:00-16:30, Friday 08:00-16:30,

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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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