Illinois unemployment falls to 9.3% in December

Posted Jan. 21 at 3:31 p.m.

From the Chicago Sun-Times | The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 9.3 percent in December from 9.6 percent in November, the ninth straight decline. But the state lost 9,400 jobs over the month, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Friday.

The rate is down from 11 percent in December 2009. Over the year, the state added 46,300 jobs. Get the full story>>

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