Wayne County’s unemployment rate for January fell to 4.4% According to the latest figures from the State’s Department of Employment Security, Wabash and Richland Counties both had 3.7% unemployment. For Wabash County, that number is the same as January of 2024. For over a year, Wabash County has consistently had either the lowest southern Illinois rate or one of the lowest.
Other area rates declined in January including Lawrence County dropping to 4.9%; Edwards County down half a point to 4.1%; White County to 4.3%. The statewide January rate stood at 5%.
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