Cities with the Highest and Lowest Unemployment Rates in March

The jobless rate in March continued to fall in each metro area and all 102 counties, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security is maintaining a pessimistic outlook as it notes the declining number of unemployed people seems to correlate with a shrinking workforce.

“It appears that the decline in the number of unemployed people has translated directly to the decline in the overall labor force both locally and statewide.” IDES Director Jeff Mays said. “This is very troubling and merits more study.”

Here are the cities, counties and metro areas with the highest and lowest unemployment rates, according to the not seasonally adjusted March jobs data.

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