Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas, Unemployment Rate Down in Most
ILLINOIS, November 23 - SPRINGFIELD -Jobs increased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in October according to preliminary d...
ILLINOIS, November 23 - SPRINGFIELD -Jobs increased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in October according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The unemployment rate decreased in twelve metropolitan areas, increased in one and was unchanged in one. "Job growth in every corner of the state has remained consistently strong for more than a year and a half" said Deputy Governor Andy Manar.