Shelby County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shelby County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shelby County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
10,592
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,867
people in Shelby County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,457
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shelby County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shelby 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 Shelby 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.

Guided Search Partners2 open roles
Rural King1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Central Development Council, Inc.
Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Scott, Shelby

Shelby County Job Center
Shelbyville · Affiliate · 217-774-5550
Monday- Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Cities in Shelby County

Shelbyville3 jobs

Other Illinois counties

All of Illinois

Laid off or looking for work in Shelby County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.