THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH…BUT JOB GROWTH REMAINS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
THE STATE JOBLESS RATE FOR MAY CAME IN AT FOUR POINT SIX PERCENT…DOWN FROM FOUR POINT SEVEN IN APRIL. 24-HUNDRED JOBS WERE GAINED LAST MONTH SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH (goff).
THE BIGGEST JOB GAINS LAST MONTH WERE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR. LOSSES WERE SEEN IN TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT.
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MAY WAS FOUR POINT THREE PERCENT.
