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  • April Unemployment Hits Lowest Point Since 2008

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  • The Illinois unemployment rate hit a new five-year low in April when it fell to 7.9 percent, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. More people working pushed the rate down 0.5 points, the lowest since December 2008 and largest monthly decline in the history of this data series which began in 1976.

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Language(s): EN-English

Volume or Year: 2014
Number or Issue: May 15

Date Created: 05-15-2014
Date Last Modified: 05-15-2014

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