Effingham County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Effingham County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Effingham County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
18,324
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,505
people in Effingham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,380
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Effingham County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: health care (−416 jobs), manufacturing (−333 jobs)

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Effingham County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Effingham 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.

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Employers hiring most in Effingham 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.

State of Illinois3 open roles
Frost Buddy2 open roles
American Civil Constructors1 open role
Dieterich Bank1 open role
Erie Insurance1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Growmark1 open role
Heartland Dental1 open role
Mastec1 open role
Park Avenue Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Effingham 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).

Local Workforce Innovation Board 23
Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Moultrie, Richland

Illinois workNet Center - Effingham
Effingham · Comprehensive · 217-342-4382
Monday 08:30 - 16:30, Tuesday 08:30 - 16:30, Wednesday 08:30 - 16:30, Thursday 08:30 - 16:30, Friday 08:30 - 16:30

Cities in Effingham County

Effingham13 jobs

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Sources: 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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