Edgar County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Edgar County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Edgar County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
7,966
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,637
people in Edgar County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,909
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Edgar County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Edgar County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Edgar 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.

Leidos4 open roles
Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command1 open role
Autozone1 open role
Central Ohio1 open role
Confidential1 open role
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
Horizon Health1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Cities in Edgar County

Shiloh6 jobs
Paris4 jobs

Other Illinois counties

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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.