THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS DOWN IN NEARLY ALL ILLINOIS METRO AREAS LAST MONTH.
13 OUT OF THE 14 METRO AREAS ENJOYED A DECREASE IN THE JOBLESS RATE IN NOVEMBER, COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON REBECCA CISCO SAYS SOME AREAS SET RECORDS.
THE JOBLESS RATE DROPPED IN 13 OF THE 14 METRO AREAS IN NOVEMBER, WHEN COMPARED TO NOVEMBER OF 2018. CARBONDALE, EAST ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, DANVILLE, AND MARION HIT RECORD LOWS. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SPOKESPERSON REBECCA CISCO SAYS OVER-THE-YEAR JOB GROWTH WAS SEEN IN NINE OF THE METRO AREAS.
NINE OF THE METRO AREAS EXPERIENCED OVER THE YEAR JOB GROWTH AS WELL, INCLUDING CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS, CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AND THE EAST ST. LOUIS AREA.
