THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH…BUT THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SAYS THAT’S MOSTLY BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WORK.
THE ILLINOIS JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT FIVE POINT SEVEN PERCENT IN NOVEMBER, UP POINT THREE PERCENT FROM OCTOBER SAYS I-D-E-S ANALYST EVELINA LOESCHER.
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THERE WERE SOME JOB GAINS SAYS I-D-E-S ANALYST EVELINA LOESCHER.
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LOESCHER SAYS WHILE IT’S DISCOURAGING TO SEE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISE…IT’S A POSITIVE SIGN THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIND JOBS. THE NATIONAL JOBLESS RATE FOR NOVEMBER IS FIVE PERCENT.