Workforce

Strategically located in the Chicago metropolitan region, Kankakee County, IL, has a total labor force of more than 808,000 within a 30-minute drive radius, more than 2.8 million within a 45-minute drive radius.

As of July 2024, Kankakee County’s Civilian Labor Force numbered 53,309, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Learn more.

Visit our Workforce Readiness page to learn more about local programs and successes.

The Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board contracted Chmura to perform a Labor Shed Market Analysis mid-2024 to explore wages, workforce, commuting patterns and skills gaps in the area. View the full report here: Kankakee County Labor Shed Market Analysis.