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

GOOD NEWS FOR MAY SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACTING DIRECTOR RAY MARCHIORI.

THAT COMPARES TO FOUR POINT TWO PERCENT IN APRIL. MARCHIORI SAYS 25-HUNDRED JOBS WERE ADDED LAST MONTH. 

SECTORS WITH THE MOST GROWTH INCLUDE GOVERNMENT, FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES AND LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY. LOSSES WERE SEEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTIRIES.