| | 1: |  | Title:   |  |   |  |   | Volume/Number:   | 2017 March 23 |   |  |   | Issuing Agency:   |  |   |  |   | Description:   | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +25,600 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data proved by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. |   |  |   | Date Created:   | 03-23-2017 |   |  |   | Agency ID:   |  |   |  |   | ISL ID:   | 000000077691   Original UID: 192583 FIRST WORD: Unemployment |   |  
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