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JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
30+ min ago (139+ words) wfiwradio.com The June unemployment numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows Edwards County with one of the higher unemployment rates for the region, at 8.7 percent. Wayne County’s rate is 4.8 percent. Some unemployment rates for neighboring counties include…...
AMERICANS TAKING ON DEBT TO AFFORD FOOD
1+ week, 4+ day ago (126+ words) wfiwradio.com AMERICANS TAKING ON DEBT TO AFFORD FOOD New research shows millions of Americans are borrowing money or draining their savings to afford food. According to the nonpartisan think tank Urban Institute, over 25 percent of working-age adults who relied…...
REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS ELEVATED FOLLOWING CHAMPION CLOSURE
2+ week, 32+ min ago (173+ words) wfiwradio.com REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS ELEVATED FOLLOWING CHAMPION CLOSURE Unemployment rates across southeastern Illinois remained well above year-ago levels in May as the region continues to recover from the closure of Champion Laboratories in Albion. According to the Illinois Department…...
UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS ELEVATED ACROSS REGION FOLLOWING CHAMPION LABS CLOSURE
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (200+ words) The latest unemployment figures from the Illinois Department of Employment Security continue to reflect the impact of the Champion Laboratories closure in Albion, although several area counties saw improvement from March levels. Edwards County recorded the region’s highest unemployment rate…...
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES SHOW MIXED TRENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) Illinois Department of Employment Security has released new unemployment figures for March, revealing a varied jobs picture across Southern Illinois. Wayne County saw a slight uptick in unemployment, rising to 6.5 percent in March from 6.2 percent in February. Edwards County posted…...
ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 5.1 PERCENT IN MARCH
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (88+ words) Illinois’ unemployment rate increased slightly in March, rising to 5.1 percent from 5 percent in February. According to state labor data, the March unemployment rate was also higher than the 4.6 percent recorded in March 2025. Despite the increase in unemployment, total nonfarm payrolls…...
ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 4.9% IN JANUARY AS PAYROLL JOBS SEE SIGNIFICANT GAINS
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (225+ words) The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reported Thursday that the state’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.9 percent in January, up 0.2 percentage point from both December and the same month last year, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…...