Unemployment Report: December 2012 Jobless Numbers
Unemployment rates in Illinois increased slightly from November 2012 to December but are still down compared to the the end of 2011, according to new figures released last week. Things looking better for the West Cook County area.
Unemployment rates in Illinois increased slightly from November 2012 to Decemeber but are still down compared to the the end of 2011, according to new figures released last week. November local unemployment rates fell in nine of 12 metro areas compared to last year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. "The most pressing challenge to our economic progress is the uncertainty tied to Congress, the debt ceiling and the fiscal cliff," IDES Director Jay Rowell said. "Our economic recovery could be compromised if Congress is not seen as working together to build a solution." IDES generally reports unemployment figures for municipalities with populations of 25,000 or more …
Dan F.
10:54 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
Sev you forgot the employees that work just long enough to qualify for unemployment, and cause the contribution rate to stay as high as the state can make it. Or the employee hired who, the day insurance coverage for him kicked in, checked into rehab and stopped coming to work. Heard those from a friend who, like you, used to employ people, but now does not. more ›