Christian County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Christian County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Christian County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
14,917
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,684
people in Christian County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,253
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Christian County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
99
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Christian County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 4, 2026	Vistra Corp.	Kincaid	99	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Christian 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.

Grain & Protein Technologies2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Christian County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Land of Lincoln Workforce Alliance Illinois workNet Center
Cass, Christian, Logan, Menard, Sangamon

Illinois workNet Center - Christian County
Taylorville · Affiliate
By appointment only

Cities in Christian County

Kincaid
Taylorville1 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Illinois’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.