Illinois’ unemployment rate slips to 4.7% in August - Quad Cities Business Journal

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the state’s unemployment rate was at 4.7% in August, down -0.2 percentage point from July but up +0.4 percentage point from the same month, one year ago. CREDIT IDES The I llinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the state’s unemployment rate was at 4.7% in August, down -0.2 percentage point from July but up +0.4 percentage point from the same month, one year ago. The monthly jobs report, released Thursday, Sept. 17, and based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), also indicated that the state’s revised July unemployment rate was 4.9%. Total nonfarm payrolls decreased over-the-month in August, down -4,400 (-0.