|  | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |  |  |  | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 |  |  |  | Issuing Agency: |  |  |  |  | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in April rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by +5,400 jobs, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES. Illinois remains -43,000 jobs short of its peak employment level reached in September 2000. |  |  |  | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 |  |  |  | Agency ID: | 374**16 |  |  |  | ISL ID: | 000000074082   Original UID: 191116 FIRST WORD: Illinois |  | 
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