THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE TO FIVE POINT SEVEN PERCENT LAST MONTH.
THAT FIGURE IS UP FROM FIVE POINT SIX IN NOVEMBER. ADDITIONALLY…JOBS WERE DOWN LAST MONTH BY MORE THAN 16 THOUSAND SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH (goff).
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DECEMBER CAME IN AT FOUR POINT SEVEN PERCENT.