Morgan County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMorgan County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
15,055
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,621
people in Morgan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,175
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Morgan 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 5.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+386 jobs), hotels & food (+382 jobs)
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Morgan County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Morgan 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.
Employers hiring most in Morgan 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.
- Reynolds Consumer Products8 open roles
- Cedarhurst Living2 open roles
- Confidential1 open role
- Davita1 open role
- Enhance Rehabilitation1 open role
- Illinois College1 open role
- Partnered Staffing - Kelly Services1 open role
- Smile Brands1 open role
- State of Illinois1 open role
Colleges in Morgan County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Morgan 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 - Jacksonville
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Monday-Friday 7:30AM- 4:30PM
Cities in Morgan County
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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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