MogiGrainger, AutoZone, Compass Group job postings surge in Illinois
The number of job postings from major employers in Illinois saw significant growth over the last 28 days.
By Isabel Moreau, Mogi Research · Oct 10, 2026
Job postings from Grainger, AutoZone, and Compass Group have surged in Illinois over the past 28 days. Grainger posted five times the number of jobs, a 450% increase from 10 to 55. AutoZone added job postings, rising 476% from 102 to 588. Compass Group also saw a significant rise, with postings increasing 467% from 106 to 601.
Overall job postings in Illinois grew by 169%, with 40,854 new jobs posted in the most recent 28 day period compared to 15,200 before. This large increase in postings may be driven by seasonal hiring needs. It could also reflect companies actively seeking to fill roles in anticipation of future growth.
Grainger's top roles included Software Engineer, with four postings, and Data Engineer, with three. The company's postings were concentrated in Illinois, with all 55 postings in the state. Other employers like Prime Healthcare and Quest Diagnostics also saw substantial increases in job postings.
The numbers
Which employers grew the most in Illinois in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainger | 55 | 10 | +450% |
| AutoZone | 588 | 102 | +476% |
| Compass Group | 601 | 106 | +467% |
| Prime Healthcare | 634 | 135 | +370% |
| Quest Diagnostics | 86 | 18 | +378% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (4), Data Engineer (3), Backend Engineer (2)
Top states: Illinois (55)
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Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-10 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, Illinois, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Isabel Moreau of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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