Illinois / The second-highest unemployment rate in US

Illinois has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation, a rank the state has held for five months now, behind only the state of Nevada.

Illinois’ unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in July, up from 9.1 percent in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS.

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via Illinois Policy Institute – Blog – Illinois has second-highest unemployment rate in nation.