THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY IN OCTOBER.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON GREG RIVARA SAYS ALTHOUGH THE JOBLESS RATE REMAINED AT EIGHT POINT EIGHT PERCENT…ABOUT 48-HUNDRED JOBS WERE ADDED IN ILLINOIS LAST MONTH.

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JOB SECTORS WITH THE MOST JOB GROWTH IN OCTOBER INCLUDE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES…AND LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY.