| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 September 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that Illinois unemployment rate in August declined to 5.6 percent and nonfarm payroll employment shed -900 jobs, based on preliminary data released by the Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The states job numbers dropped for a third consecutive month, keeping Illinois below the national average and further delaying Illinois economic recovery from the 2007-2009 recession. | | | | Date Created: | 09-17-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 877**15 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000072121 Original UID: 190114 FIRST WORD: August | |
|
