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Local Unemployment Figures Remaining Strong

Unemployment rates locally look very strong as released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security last week.

DeWitt and Logan Counties unemployment dropped from July to August to under 5-percent, coming in at 4.9%.

Piatt County unemployment held steady from July to August at 4.9%.

McLean County had an unemployment rate in August of 4.5%.

Unemployment in Macon County in August was 6.8%, the second highest in central to Mason County's 7%.

The state's highest unemployment rate was in Alexander County, at 8.1%, who had the highest jump from July to August.

Brown County had the state's lowest unemployment rate of 3.4%, and Washington County had a 3.5% unemployment rate in August.

The Illinois unemployment rate was 5.6% compared to the 5.2% national average.

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