THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO A HISTORIC LOW LAST MONTH. 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON SAM SALUSTRO SAYS NOVEMBER WAS ANOTHER GOOD MONTH, WITH THE JOBLESS RATE COMING IN AT THREE POINT EIGHT PERCENT.

THE JOBLESS RATE CAME IN AT 3.8 PERCENT FOR NOVEMBER DOWN FROM 3.9 PERCENT IN OCTOBER. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON SAM SALUSTRO SAYS WHILE JOBS WHERE DOWN LAST MONTH, TOTALS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER WAS THREE POINT FIVE PERCENT.