By Julie Wernau | Employment declined in 329 of the 334 largest U.S. counties over the one-year time period beginning in September 2008, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Elkhart County, Ind., about 100 miles east of Chicago, saw the largest percentage decline, losing 14.5 percent over the year.
Nationally, jobs decreased 5.3 percent over that time period with an average weekly wage of $840 per week.
Among the 10 largest counties, Cook County saw the third highest number
of jobs lost, shedding 140,100 over that time period, a decrease of 5.6
percent. The highest losses were in construction and manufacturing jobs,
with losses of 17.2 percent and 12 percent, respectively. The county
also saw a 1.4 percent decrease in average weekly wages, averaging $975
per week. Neighboring Lake County, Ind. lost 184,300 jobs, a decrease of
6.2 percent.
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Cook County: third largest jobs lost count in the nation! Your corrupt Democrats are killing you and your families! Burris, Durbin, Obama, Madigan, Cullerton, Stroger, Daley …. you might consider putting these people in jail before they wipe out your family! Illinois education is bankrupt! Thank you Mr Obama and friends. Illinois politicians are ethically challenged! Thank you Obama and friends. Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the US! Thank you Obama and friends. Chicago has large number of child shootings! Thank you Obama and friends! Chicago is driving conventions to Vegas! Thank you Obama and friends. Illinois is blue state. That means it is suffering the pains (black and blue) of having Democrat leadership dominating policies. That means a “code blue” – cardiac arrest for Illinois! And the state run news media supports these killers! When the Trib goes out of business, the epitaph will read “we hid the truth and died with the lies”.