| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 September 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The August statewide unemployment rate is 9.9 percent and in single digits for the first August since 2008, offering additional trend data that shows the Illinois economy is steadily improving. It has been 15 months since the rate was below 10 percent. Also, for the first time in 40 months, the rate dropped in most metropolitan areas. Both rates are not-seasonally adjusted (NSA). Illinois has added +37,600 jobs so far this year. The vast majority are in the private sector. | | | | Date Created: | 09 23 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 1157**10 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000031822 Original UID: 14839 FIRST WORD: Improving | |
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