Jobless Rates for June 2023

Unemployment rates in area counties were up in June from the same month one year earlier.

Effingham County's jobless rate of 3.1% in June was up from 2.8% in June 2022.

Area counties and their rates for June 2023:

Coles--5%, up from 4.7%

Cumberland--3.6%, up from 3.3%

Shelby--4.6%, up from 3.9%

Clay--5.5%, up from 4.4%

Fayette--4.8%, up from 4%

Jasper--4%, up from 3.7%

In the Effingham area, total nonfarm employment inceased by 1,175 in June, compared to one year earlier.

Employment gains were posted in Government; Leisure and Hospitality; Construction; Educational and Health Services; Financial Activities; Other Services; Natural Resources and Mining; and Trade, Transportation and Utilities.

Nonfarm payrolls declined in Manufacturing and Information Services.

No change in employment was recorded in Professional and Business Services.

While jobless rates were up from a year ago in local counties in June, the state jobless rate was down, from 4.8% in June 2022 to 4.5% this past month.