Unemployment is down across the area from October to November.

The exception to that statement is DeWitt County, where unemployment remained stagnant at 5.1% from October to November. Over the year, unemployment is down almost a full percent.

Unemployment in Piatt County dropped only slightly, from 4.5% in October to 4.3% in November.

Logan County unemployment came in at 4.8% in November, down from 5.2% in October.

November's 5.9% unemployment was down from 6.1% in November in Macon County.

McLean County unemployment was 4.5% in November, down from 4.7% in October.

Champaign County had a 4.5% unemployment rate for November, down from October's 4.8%.

Brown County had the state's lowest unemployment percentage, at 3.2 for November.

Pulaski County had an 8.3% November unemployment rate, the state's highest.

Statewide unemployment for November was 5.3 percent, lagging the national average of 4.4 percent.