State unemployment rate jumps to 16.4% The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the state’s unemployment rate has jumped 12.2 percentage points to 16.4% in April, while non-farm payrolls shed 762,200 jobs, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate represents a new record high since current …
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