THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL IN ALL OF ILLINOIS’ 14 METRO AREAS LAST MONTH.
MORE PEOPLE WERE WORKING THIS JULY THAN IN JULY OF 2017, DRIVING DOWN THE JOBLESS RATE SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH.
GOUGH NOTES THAT THE CHICAGO METRO AREA ENJOYED ITS LOWEST JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ON RECORD LAST MONTH.