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Jobs have rebounded in many areas, unemployment percentage near pre-pandemic levels

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SPRINGFIELD – The latest county unemployment numbers have been released by the state, and they show some counties have returned to rates similar to pre-pandemic. Bureau County reported that the unemployment rate is down to 3.9% for October, the same as one year ago, and significantly better than 6.4% in September. Putnam County is approaching the rate from October of 2019, just .4% higher than a year ago at 3.9%. Livingston County is also near pre-pandemic jobless rates at 3.6%, however LaSalle County is nearly a full percentage point higher than a year ago, currently at 5.1%.

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