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Illinois Unemployment Rate above national rate
Looks like the old adage of “It’ll get worse before it gets better” is true. But I wonder why the unemployment rate is so much higher in Illinois as compared to the national unemployment rate.
Sen. Burris won’t face perjury charges
Posted by Brian Mayzure in Illinois, Politics on June 20th, 2009
According to a report on the Tribune’s ChicagoBreakingNews site, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris won’t be facing perjury charges for giving vague and incomplete answers to the Illinois State Legislature regarding how he came to be appointed by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
It’s official: 10.1% Unemployment
Posted by Brian Mayzure in Economy, Illinois on June 18th, 2009
It’s official: Illinois has hit 10.1% unemployment, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security and a report by NBC5. At 10.1%, the state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average, which is currently at 9.4%. So what does that mean in real-people-numbers? There are currently 671,400 people unemployed and receiving unemployment benefits in the state of Illinois.
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