Fayette County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Fayette County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
8,800
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
21,380
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,113
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette 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 14.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−350 jobs)

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Fayette County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
59
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Fayette County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Dec 30, 2025	Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc.	Saint Elmo	59	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Fayette 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.

Odyssey Logistics & Technology1 open role
The-Fnb-Community-Bank1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Moultrie, Richland

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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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