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. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fayette County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
8,847
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 layoffs

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

WARN 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

All layoff notices in the state

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.

Jobot1 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.

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

Illinois WorkNet Center - Vandalia
Vandalia · Affiliate · 618-283-2780
M-F 8:30 - 5:00

Cities in Fayette County

St. Elmo
Vandalia1 jobs

Other Illinois counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Fayette County?

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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.