North Shore Unemployment Rates Down

Unemployment is down from last year throughout the North Shore according to the data, which is not seasonally adjusted, released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) on Tuesday.

Releasing numbers from November 2014, all four North Shore villages and cities with populations of 25,000 or greater have been in line with the general downward jobless trend.

The sharpest yearly decline in the area came in Evanston, where the 4.7 unemployment rate the IDES released regarding this November is 2 percent lower that where the city stood in November 2013 (6.7 percent).

In Highland Park, the rate dropped from 6.5 percent in 2013 to 4.8 this year.

Glenview and Northbrook, both at 3.9 percent this year, tied with Elmhurst for having the lowest rate in Illinois. Northbrook’s decline was just a bit steeper (5.6 in 2013) than Glenview’s (5.4 percent).

These unemployment rates reflect where someone lives, not where they work. It is calculated from a survey of households. Payroll data reflects where the occupation is located and is calculated from a survey of employers.