Published on January 30, 2025 2:29 pm
Last Updated on January 30, 2025 2:30 pm
Effingham County’s unemployment rate for December was an even three percent. That’s down from 3.4% in December 2023.
Total nonfarm employment increased by 300. Employment gains were posted at worksites in the Leisure/Hospitality, Trade/Transportation/Utilities, Professional/Business Services, Government, Construction, and Other Services sectors. Payrolls were unchanged in the Natural Resources/Mining sector. Payroll job losses occurred among employers in the Manufacturing, Private Education/Health Services, Information, and Financial Activities sectors.
While the county’s unemployment rate improved, the statewide jobless rate rose slightly in December, from 4.2% to 4.3%. The number of those unemployed in December statewide rose by almost 46,000.
As far as area counties, here are the jobless figures for December:
Coles–3.5%, improved from 4% one year earlier
Cumberland–3%, improved from 3.5%
Shelby–4%, improved from 4.5%
Clay–4.6%, improved from 5.5% one year earlier
Fayette–4.4%, improved from 5%
Jasper–3.5%, improved from 4.4% one year earlier.
