THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SAYS ILLINOIS HAS ENJOYED A YEAR AND A HALF OF CONSECUTIVE JOB GROWTH. 

NOVEMBER MARKED THE 18TH MONTH IN A ROW FOR JOB GAINS, WITH MORE THAN 17-THOUSAND ADDED. I-D-E-S DIRECTOR KRISTIN RICHARDS SAYS GROWTH WAS SEEN IN SEVERAL SECTORS. 

RICHARDS SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THIS IN MIND:

THE ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER CAME IN AT FOUR POINT SEVEN PERCENT, AN INCREASE FROM FOUR POINT SIX PERCENT IN OCTOBER.