JOLIET – The employment outlook in Will County continues to improve with the latest

unemployment rate listed at 6.1 percent, which is down from 6.8 percent in March 2015 and one and a 

half percent lower than April of 2014. Will County Executive Larry Walsh said this decrease is a 

positive reflection of the business climate in the county.

 

“Together with our county board, our municipal and business leaders, we work very hard to keep Will 

County a business friendly county,” Walsh said. “Not only have more than 9,000 new jobs been 

created in Will County in the last year, these are good paying jobs with benefits for our 

residents.  We have seen employment increases in nearly every sector of our economy including 

Healthcare, Finance, Insurance, Transportation, Warehousing, as well as Professional and 

Technical.”

 

Will County has reported a decline in the unemployment rates each month of 2015. As the fourth most 

populated county in Illinois, the median income is ranked as the fifth highest in the state. 

According to Pat Fera, manager of the Workforce Investment Board of Will County, this statistic 

reflects the number of skilled and degreed jobs which yield some of the highest salaries in Will 

County. She said the economic outlook has been improving for local workers.

 

“The average monthly wage in Will County has increased by $200 in the last two years from

$3,745 per month to $3,950,” she said. “In addition, average wages have increased in nearly every 

employment sector in the County.”

 

“I am proud of the work Pat Fera and our Workforce Investment Board, along with John Greuling with 

the Will County Center for Economic Development, do to attract successful companies with quality 

jobs to our county,” said Walsh. “This cooperative effort keeps Will County one of the best places 

to live, work, and operate a business.”

For more information on jobs available in Will County, visit the www.jobs4people.org.