| SiteTitle | • | Unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in March | [X] | 
 | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |  |  |  | Volume/Number: | 2017 April 20 |  |  |  | Issuing Agency: |  |  |  |  | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.5 percentage points to 4.9 percent in March and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -8,900 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data proved by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |  |  |  | Date Created: | 04-20-2017 |  |  |  | Agency ID: |  |  |  |  | ISL ID: | 000000078700   Original UID: 192749 FIRST WORD: Unemployment |  | 
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