The Illinois unemployment rate as of August sits at 4.7 % according to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
That number is down -0.2 percentage point from July, and up +0.4 percentage points from the same month, one year ago.
Total non-farm payrolls decreased over-the-month in August, down -4,400. Compared to a year ago, total non-farm payroll jobs were up +15,000 jobs
