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State Unemployment Slightly Decreases In August

Unemployment figures were unpredictable in many local counties throughout August as local unemployment figures were released Thursday afternoon.

DeWitt County saw unemployment slightly increase from 6.7% in July to 6.8 in August.

Piatt County grew slightly, going from 6.6% to 6.8%.

Macon County's unemployment slightly decreased going from 9.5% in July to 9.4% in August.

Logan County saw unemployment go from 7.2% to 7.3%.

Unemployment in McLean County shrank in July, going from 6.6% to 6.5%.

In Champaign County, employment also increased,up to 7.5%.

Unemployment in Sangamon County stayed steady at 6.5%.

The highest unemployment rate was at 10.7% in Hardin County.

Brown County once again had the state's lowest unemployment rate at 3.5%.

The state's unemployment actually dropped, going from 7.0% to 6.7% in August. The national unemployment rate sits at 6.3%.

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