THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH.
JULY’S JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT FOUR POINT TWO PERCENT…DOWN FROM FOUR POINT THREE IN JUNE. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH (goff) SAYS 37-HUNDRED JOBS WERE ADDED LAST MONTH.
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JULY IS THREE POINT NINE PERCENT.