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Statewide payroll jobs up significantly for second consecutive month; unemployment rate down in July

August 19, 2021 | By REBECCA CISCO, Illinois Department of Employment Security

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 7.1 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased 35,400 in July, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by IDES. The June monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary report,…