|  | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |  |  |  | Volume/Number: | 2017 June 15 |  |  |  | Issuing Agency: |  |  |  |  | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.1 percentage points to 4.6 percent in May and nonfarm payrolls increased by +2,400 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. April job growth was revised little to show a decrease of -7,300 jobs rather than the preliminary estimate of -7,200 jobs. |  |  |  | Date Created: | 06-15-2017 |  |  |  | Agency ID: |  |  |  |  | ISL ID: | 000000079255   Original UID: 193139 FIRST WORD: Job |  | 
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