| 1: | | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 October 20 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in September held at 5.5 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by 7,400 jobs over the month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES. Job growth is still below the national average, with Illinois -38,800 jobs short of its peak employment level reached in September 2000. | | | Date Created: | 10-20-2016 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076971 Original UID: 191948 FIRST WORD: Unemployment | |
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