Published on June 27, 2025 9:11 am
Last Updated on June 27, 2025 9:11 am
The May unemployment rate for Effingham County dipped below 3%.
The 2.8% rate is down from 3.6% in May of 2024. The Illinois Department of Employment Security said total nonfarm employment decreased by 375 jobs in May from a year earlier.
Employment gains were posted in Leisure-Hospitality, Government, and Professional-Business Services.
Payroll totals were unchanged in Financial Activities and Natural Resources-Mining.
Payroll job losses occurred in Private Education-Health Services, Manufacturing, Information, Trade-Transportation-Utilities, Construction, and Other Services.
Jobless rates in area counties in May:
Clay–4.2%, down from 4.9%
Fayette–3.8%, down from 4.6%
Jasper –2.9%, down from 3.7%
Coles–3.3%, down from 3.9%
Cumberland–2.7%, down from 3.4%
Shelby–3.1%, down from 3.9%
The statewide jobless rate for May was 4.4%, down from 4.8% one year earlier.
