Madison County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madison County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 89 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Madison County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
132,941
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
264,631
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,800
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Madison County ranks

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

November 2026

#17Fastest-growing job markets in the Great Lakes+5.9% · of 100
#20Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+5.9% · of 100
#25Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes50 / 100 · of 52

Madison County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 5.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,713 jobs), construction (+937 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,319 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Madison County. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Learn and get funded in Madison 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.

Madison County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
428
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Madison County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 30, 2026	DSV Contract Logistics	Edwardsville	175	—	State record
Jan 27, 2026	Alton Steel, Inc.	Alton	253	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Madison 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.

1st Midamerica Credit Union5 open roles
Lewis Brisbois3 open roles
Mastec3 open roles
Orion Placement3 open roles
Revity Credit Union3 open roles
State of Illinois3 open roles
American Civil Constructors2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
Cordell & Cordell2 open roles
Dayton Freight Lines2 open roles

Colleges in Madison County

Colleges in Madison County
College	City	Type	Students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Madison - Bond - Jersey- Calhoun Workforce Innovation Board
Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, Madison

Southwestern Illinois workNet - Wood River
Wood River · Comprehensive · 618-296-4301
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,

Cities in Madison County

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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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