|  | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |  |  |  | Volume/Number: | 2018 June 14 |  |  |  | Issuing Agency: |  |  |  |  | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased by -0.1 percentage point to 4.3 percent in May and nonfarm payrolls increased by +8,600 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. |  |  |  | Date Created: | 06-14-2018 |  |  |  | Agency ID: |  |  |  |  | ISL ID: | 000000082158   Original UID: 194894 FIRST WORD: Illinois |  | 
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