|  | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |  |  |  | Volume/Number: | 2018 October 18 |  |  |  | Issuing Agency: |  |  |  |  | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in September and nonfarm payrolls increased by +2,800 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The August job losses were revised upward from the preliminary report (from -5,200 jobs to -3,100 jobs). |  |  |  | Date Created: | 10-18-2018 |  |  |  | Agency ID: |  |  |  |  | ISL ID: | 000000082858   Original UID: 195555 FIRST WORD: Illinois |  | 
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