THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH.
THE JOBLESS RATE ROSE FROM FOUR POINT EIGHT PERCENT IN JULY, TO FIVE PERCENT IN AUGUST. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH (goff) SAYS THERE WAS A LOSS OF 37 HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH AS WELL.
JOB GROWTH FOR AUGUST WAS SEEN IN TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
