Effingham County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Effingham County economy

• 2.9%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.7% the month before

• 18,447

  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 layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Effingham 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 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.

1. GPAC3 open roles
2. Heartland Dental2 open roles
3. Erie Insurance1 open role
4. JX Truck Center1 open role
5. Mastec1 open role
6. Military Spouse Corporate Career Network1 open role
7. Park Avenue Group1 open role
8. PMA USA (Performance Matters Associates, Inc.)1 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.

• 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

• Effingham11 jobs

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