| | 1: |  | Title:   |  |   |  |   | Volume/Number:   | 2019 April 18 |   |  |   | Issuing Agency:   |  |   |  |   | Description:   | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in March, up +0.1 percentage point from the prior month, and nonfarm payrolls were down -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 February jobs loss was revised downward from the preliminary report (from -12,600 to -10,800 jobs). |   |  |   | Date Created:   | 04-18-2019 |   |  |   | Agency ID:   |  |   |  |   | ISL ID:   | 000000084402   Original UID: 197119 FIRST WORD: Illinois |   |  
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