WREX.com – Rockford’s News LeaderRockford still leading the state in unemployment
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ROCKFORD (WREX) - Numbers from the month of December show Rockford continues to be in the worst shape when it comes to unemployment in Illinois.
From year-to-year in December the unemployment rate increased in all 12 Illinois metropolitan areas for the 20th consecutive month.
The numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show Rockford's rate was up 5.4% from December 2007 to December 2008, putting the rate at 12.5%
The next highest unemployment rate in the state is in the Kankakee-Bradley area where it's 10.5%.
"We continue to evaluate how best to help people in these difficult times and have added staff, expanded TeleServe hours for claim certification and encourage people to use the website to file for unemployment insurance," IDES Director Maureen O'Donnell said. "This national economic downturn has created challenges across Illinois. In an effort to provide benefits and information as quickly as possible, we encourage the growing number of job seekers to visit the department's website at http://www.ides.state.il.us/."
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