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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security released February data that indicates a rise in nonfarm jobs in several metropolitan areas since the previous year. They found that nonfarm jobs went up in 11 metropolitan areas and decreased in three since Feb. 2023. The […]
SPRINGFIELD - Unemployment rates around the Riverbend region remained close to a year ago in a November 2023 to November 2022 comparison.Madison Count
The largest job increase occurred in the government sector.
Over-the-year, total non-farm jobs increased in all 14 metropolitan areas – including the Quad Cities – for the year ending June 2023, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in 13 metropolitan areas and decreased in […]
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