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Illinois Unemployment Up, Payroll Jobs Increase To Record High

By Tony Collins Oct 20, 2023 | 5:50 AM

Illinois’ unemployment rate is up. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s jobless rate increased by point-three-percent last month to four-point-four-percent. However, non-farm payroll jobs increased by 95-hundred in September to a record high, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.