THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HIT A HISTORIC LOW LAST MONTH. 

THE AUGUST JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT FOUR PERCENT IN AUGUST…DOWN FROM FOUR POINT TWO IN JULY. THAT’S THE LOWEST MONTHLY RATE ON RECORD AND A GOOD SIGN SAYS SAM SALUSTRO WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

JOBS FELL SLIGHTLY FROM JULY TO AUGUST…BUT ARE UP BY 65 THOUSAND COMPARED TO AUGUST OF 2018. 

THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST CAME IN AT THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT.