THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY IN OCTOBER.

THE JOBLESS RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED LAST MONTH AT FIVE POINT FOUR PERCENT. IN ADDITION…THE STATE BROKE IT’S FOUR MONTH RUN OF JOB DECLINES SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ANALYST EVELINA LOESCHER.

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DESPITE THE POSITIVE NUMBERS…RECOVERY REMAINS SLOW IN ILLINOIS SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ANALYST EVELINA LOESCHER.

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THERE WAS ALSO A GAIN IN CONSTRUCTION JOBS. THE BIGGEST LOSSES WERE SEEN IN THE TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES SECTOR.