Illinois Jobless Rate Rises in 11 Metro Areas as Most See Non-Farm Job Declines
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Updated · AdVantageNEWS.com · Jul 27
Illinois Jobless Rate Rises in 11 Metro Areas as Most See Non-Farm Job Declines
3 articles · Updated · AdVantageNEWS.com · Jul 27
Summary
11 Illinois metro areas posted higher unemployment rates in June from a year earlier, while one was unchanged, according to state and federal labor data.
Most metro areas also lost non-farm jobs, though Lake County near Chicago extended job growth to a seventh straight month.
Southwestern Illinois showed a mixed picture: the St. Louis region's unadjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.1% from 3.9%, even as non-farm employment increased.
Sector losses there hit utilities, trade, professional and business services, and manufacturing, while private education, health services, hospitality, and government added jobs.
County-level data underscored the broad softening, with unemployment up 0.2 point in Jersey, Macoupin and Madison counties and 0.4 point in Alton.