THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL FOR THE FIFTH MONTH IN A ROW IN MAY.
THE STATE JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT FOUR POINT THREE PERCENT LAST MONTH…DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM FOUR POINT FOUR IN APRIL. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON BOB GOUGH (goff) SAYS JOBS GREW BY 86-HUNDRED IN MAY…MARKING A POSITIVE TREND.
AREAS WITH THE MOST JOB GROWTH LAST MONTH WERE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, GOVERNMENT AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.
