| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 September 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in August decreased -0.3 percentage points to 5.5 percent and nonfarm payrolls decreased, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES. The decrease in Illinois unemployment rate is largely due to a decline in the labor force. | | | | Date Created: | 09-15-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000076888 Original UID: 191859 FIRST WORD: Labor | |
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