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By WMBD-TV/Kevin Schwaller
CHICAGO – Unemployment rates increased in Bloomington and the Peoria metro areas in November 2018 compared to November 2017.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), unemployment rates increased in 11 Illinois metropolitan areas total, decreased in two and was unchanged in one.
Data also show nonfarm jobs increased in twelve of the metropolitan areas.
Unemployment went from 3.7 percent to 4.0 percent in Bloomington, and 4.6 percent to 4.8 percent in Peoria over the year.