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The Bloomington-Normal area labor market grew by 2,900 jobs from March of last year to the same month this year, but other central Illinois cities also had big job gains over the 12-month period.
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Unemployment in Bloomington-Normal held steady at 4% over the last year, despite adding 4,500 jobs.
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Bloomington-Normal's labor force grew by 2,600 jobs in the last year as the unemployment rate dropped. State labor data show the Bloomington-Normal labor market area has the lowest unemployment in the state at 3.1%.
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Bloomington-Normal added 3,200 jobs over the last year, while the unemployment rate rose slightly.
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Job gains in government, retail trade, and educational and health services helped reduce Bloomington-Normal's unemployment to the lowest in Illinois.
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Unemployment dropped half a point in Bloomington-Normal last month. The Twin Cities is tied with the Quad Cities for the lowest jobless rate in the state at less than 3.4%, according to state labor data.
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the July unemployment rate was 4% for the Bloomington Normal area.
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Bloomington-Normal's unemployment rate dipped below 4% last month. The largest job gains were in government, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and construction.
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The number of people working in the Bloomington-Normal area last month rose by more than 4% from May of last year.
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A state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraudulent claims in Illinois.