JOBS WERE UP LAST MONTH IN ILLINOIS.
THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY AT FOUR POINT FOUR PERCENT IN APRIL…BUT PAYROLL JOBS INCREASED BY NEARLY 21 THOUSAND. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON SAM SALUSTRO SAYS THE BIGGEST GAINS WERE SEEN IN LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY, PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION.
OVERALL IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD MONTH SAYS SALUSTRO.
JOB LOSSES WERE SEEN IN MANUFACTURING, INFORMATION AND TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES. THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL CAME IN AT THREE POINT SIX PERCENT.