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The jobless rate 4% is the Bloomington-Normal labor market. That's an improvement over the last few months, but still higher than a year ago.
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The Bloomington-Normal area labor market added 1,600 jobs in the last year.
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) says the 5% jobless rate is more than a point higher than at the same time last year (3.7%).
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The Bloomington-Normal labor market added 1,500 jobs over the last year, but the area's unemployment rate still rose past the state average.
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Bloomington-Normal's unemployment rate is tied for the lowest in the state at 4.3%, but it's still up over last year.
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Bloomington-Normal added 3,000 jobs over the last year, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
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Bloomington-Normal's unemployment rate held steady last month, as the area added 1,400 jobs since last April.
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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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There are likely to be more bank failures in the next couple years. That’s according to Ajay Samant, dean of the College of Business at Illinois State University.
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Unemployment in Bloomington-Normal held steady at 4% over the last year, despite adding 4,500 jobs.