McLean County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McLean County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 168 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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McLean County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
92,333
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
170,882
people in McLean County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,329
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where McLean County ranks

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

November 2026

#9Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Great Lakes28% · of 100
#13Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Midwest28% · of 100
#14Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Great Lakes59 / 100 · of 52
#21Best county job markets for job seekers in the Great Lakes60 / 100 · of 52
#21Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Great Lakes47% · of 100
#22Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Midwest58 / 100 · of 68

McLean 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,805 jobs), hotels & food (+517 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−840 jobs), real estate (−363 jobs)

Learn and get funded in McLean 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.

McLean County layoffs

No layoff notices naming McLean 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in McLean 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.

Rivian Automotive29 open roles
State Farm28 open roles
Illinois State University18 open roles
Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE13 open roles
Growmark9 open roles
Country Financial5 open roles
Cintas4 open roles
Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE4 open roles
Rollins3 open roles
Acturhire2 open roles

Colleges in McLean County

Colleges in McLean County
College	City	Type	Students
Illinois State University	Normal	Public 4-year	20,000+
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in McLean County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in McLean County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

ISCA Annual Conference
Dates not announced · Normal, IL
Paid ticket. Prices not shown on the page; registration closes Nov 6.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Career Link
Fulton, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford

Career Link- McLean County
Normal · Affiliate · 309-807-1386
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cities in McLean 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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