Two Romeoville Companies Announce Layoffs

ROMEOVILLE, IL — 300 jobs at two Romeoville-based companies were part of layoffs in July, according to state data.

Freight and logistics company, Geodis, in Romeoville, announced 204 layoffs. According to FreightWaves, the company is closing facilities in Texas, Georgia and New York, as well as cutting 204 distribution center jobs in Illinois.

Also in Romeoville, 96 jobs were cut at Neovia Logistics Services, LLC, in Romeoville.

More than 1,100 jobs were cut across Illinois last month, with nearly 300 layoffs alone at Moline-based John Deere. The job cuts at the farm equipment manufacturer have prompted backlash, including criticism from the United Autoworkers (UAW), who blasted the company for "corporate greed" after the layoffs followed a $43 million stock buyback.

According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the state unemployment rate was 6.1 in June, up from 4.8 in May. The national unemployment rate was 4.3 in June.