Williamson County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWilliamson County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
31,807
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,902
people in Williamson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,521
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Williamson County ranks
Where Williamson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest17.6 per 10,000 · of 100
- #1Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Great Lakes17.6 per 10,000 · of 100
- #9Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person17.6 per 10,000 · of 100
Williamson 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 9.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,065 jobs), manufacturing (+528 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Williamson 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.
Williamson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Williamson 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 Williamson 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.
- Centerstone1 open role
- John A. Logan College1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Williamson 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).
- Southern Illinois Workforce Development Board
Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson
John A. Logan College Career Services
Carterville · Affiliate
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
American Job Center SI
Marion · Comprehensive · 618-998-9570
Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30
Cities in Williamson County
Other Illinois counties
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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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