Illinois Unemployment Rate Stays Steady

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  — The unemployment rate in Illinois was 4.3 percent in February.

The state’s unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the national rate of 3.8 percent reported for February but is down from 4.4 percent in February 2018.

Illinois Department of Employment Security officials announced Thursday that the current rate has remained unchanged since November.