JOBS WERE UP AND UNEMPLOYMENT WAS DOWN LAST MONTH IN ILLINOIS.

THE STATE JOBLESS RATE FOR JUNE CAME IN AT FOUR POINT THREE PERCENT. THAT’S DOWN FROM FOUR POINT FOUR PERCENT IN MAY. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON SAM SALUSTRO SAYS PAYROLLS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 11 THOUSAND.

THE AREAS WITH THE MOST GROWTH OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS INCLUDE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY AND PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED A TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT TO FOUR POINT THREE PERCENT LAST MONTH. THE NATIONAL JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT.