Peoria County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Peoria County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 157 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Peoria County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
84,412
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
179,831
people in Peoria County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,938
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Peoria County ranks

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

November 2026

#11Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Midwest−1.0 points · of 100
#11Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Great Lakes−1.0 points · of 100
#25Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Great Lakes51 / 100 · of 52
#25Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Great Lakes5 per 100 · of 53

Peoria 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 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,464 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Peoria County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Peoria County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Peoria 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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Employers hiring most in Peoria 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.

OSF HealthCare21 open roles
OSF HealthCare18 open roles
Air National Guard Units6 open roles
Carle West Physician Group4 open roles
Caterpillar4 open roles
Dewberry4 open roles
Confidential3 open roles
ITC3 open roles
Komatsu3 open roles
State of Illinois3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Peoria County

Osf Healthcare System20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Peoria County

Colleges in Peoria County
College	City	Type	Students
Bradley University	Peoria	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Methodist College	Peoria	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Peoria 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 - Peoria County
Peoria · Comprehensive · 309-321-0250
Monday thru Friday 8:30-17:00

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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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