Elmhurst Unemployment Numbers Inch Up a Half Percent Over Last Month

Unemployment in Elmhurst is down .2 percent from this time last year.

Unemployment rates in Elmhurst increased .5 percent from September to October, but they are still down .2 percent compared to this same time last year, according to new figures released last week.  October local unemployment rates fell in every metro area compared to last year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Some are optimistic about the drop. "Falling unemployment rates across our state and the lowest October rates since 2008 show that that our steady economic progress continues," IDES Director Jay Rowell said in a news release. "We now look to Congress to address the fiscal cliff. If not resolved, our future economic progress will be in jeopardy." IDES …

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