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Unemployment Dips For Area Counties

SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment numbers were released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, and area counties saw a two to three percent decrease for the month of May.  LaSalle County recorded an unemployment rate of 15.6%, and while it is the 15th highest rate in the state, it is still an improvement over April’s 18.4%.  Bureau and Putnam Counies had lower unemployment rates than April as well.  The lowest rate in the area was logged by Livingston County, with an  unemployment rate of 9.7%, one of the best in the state.  The Illinois unemployment rate for May was 15 percent, while the rate for the nation as a whole is 13%
 
Data for area counties can be found below:
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
         County                 May 2020            April 2020

  • Bureau                    11.6%                        13.7%
  • DeKalb                    13.3%                        15.1%
  • Grundy                    13.8%                        17.0%
  • LaSalle                     15.6%                        18.4%
  • Lee                             11.4%                        15.2%
  • Livingston               9.7%                          12.2%
  • Marshall                  11.4%                         14.8%
  • Putnam                    12.3%                        16.7%

 
 
 
 

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