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County By County Unemployment Numbers

Illinois' county by county unemployment numbers for August were released yesterday afternoon.

Illinois saw zero job growth between July and August.

In DeWitt County, unemployment jumped from 8.1% to 8.3%.

In Piatt County, unemployment jumped a whole percentage point, from 7.5% to 8.5%.

Logan County saw a 0.2% drop in their unemployment, down to 8.3%.

McLean and Champaign County saw zero job growth for the month of August, while Macon County saw a drop, from 10.7% to 10.4%.

Sangamon County's unemployment jumped to 7.6%, up just 0.1%, while Tazewell County's dropped 0.1% to 7.9%.

The highest unemployment rate in any Illinois county was in Alexander, which was at 14.4%, up by almost a full percent, 0.7%.

The lowest rate was in Brown County at 4.5%, up by 0.1%.

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