THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH.
THE JOBLESS RATE FOR DECEMBER CAME IN AT FOUR POINT EIGHT PERCENT…DOWN FROM FOUR POINT NINE IN NOVEMBER. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY POLICY ADVISOR BARTON LORIMOR SAYS ABOUT 15-HUNDRED JOBS WERE ADDED LAST MONTH.
ADDITIONALLY…REVISIONS WERE MADE TO NOVEMBER TOTALS…SHOWING JOB GAINS OF MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND INSTEAD OF THE PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A SLIGHT LOSS.
LORIMOR URGES ANYONE LOOKING FOR A JOB TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STATE’S PROGRAMS.
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DECEMBER WAS FOUR POINT ONE PERCENT.
