| SiteTitle | • | Unemployment rate drops to 5.4% in February | [X] | 
 | | 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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