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Unemployment Rates in Central Illinois Go Up

Unemployment rates for the area increased from November to December 2016.
 
De Witt County suffered a .7% increase, going from a 5.1% unemployment rate to 5.8%.
 
Logan, McLean and Macon counties all had a .5% increase going from 4.8 to 5.3, 4.5 to 5.0, and 5.9 to 6.4, respectively.
 
An increase of .4% was felt by Piatt county, 4.4 to 4.8-percent, and Champaign county, 4.5 to 4.9-percent.
 
Overall the state of Illinois experienced a .3% increase in unemployment from November to December. However, the state managed to decrease the rate of unemployment over the course of the year by .4%.

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