(The Center Square) – Illinois’ unemployment rate is nearly a full percentage point above the national average and easily tops that of all neighboring states, the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows. With overall unemployment at 4.8% in February, researchers found the state lost 6,600 jobs over a yearlong period the prior month, […]
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