Cities with the Highest and Lowest Unemployment Rates in June

Jobless rates in June continued to fall in each metro area and all 102 counties, but the director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Jeff Mays, noted the collar counties were responsible for practically all of last month’s new jobs.

“In looking at the metro data, collar counties gained more net jobs than the total statewide gain. Given the statewide gain of 44,500 jobs total, the rest of the state had a net loss,” Mays said. “The need for a full statewide recovery remains.”

Here are the cities, counties and metro areas with the highest and lowest unemployment rates in June.

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