Effingham County April Unemployment Rate at 2.5% 

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Effingham County’s unemployment rate for April was 2.5%. That’s compared to 3.6% in April of 2024.

Total nonfarm employment decreased by 375 jobs from a year earlier. Employment gains were posted in Leisure-Hospitality and Government.

Here are the jobless numbers from area counties:

Clay–3.6%, down from 5%

Fayette–3.5%, down from 4.6%

Jasper–2.5%, down from 3.8%

Coles–2.8%, down from 3.4%

Cumberland–2.5%, down from 3.3%

Shelby–2.9%, down from 3.8%

The statewide jobless rate for Illinois in April was 4.5%, slightly better than 4.6% one year earlier.