| | 1: |  | Title:   |  |   |  |   | Volume/Number:   | 2016 November 17 |   |  |   | Issuing Agency:   |  |   |  |   | Description:   | Press Release: he Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in October edged up to 5.6 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by +2,200 jobs over the month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES. |   |  |   | Date Created:   | 11-17-2016 |   |  |   | Agency ID:   | 853**16 |   |  |   | ISL ID:   | 000000077806   Original UID: 192043 FIRST WORD: Unemployment |   |  
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