One of the key statistics that will be frequently pointed out as election season heats up is job numbers, and specifically unemployment rates. With the numbers fluctuating on month to month basis, Economic Development of Macon County President Craig Coil says the numbers aren’t always as telling as they seem…
Coil says the Economic Development Center uses the numbers provided by the state as a rough estimate. The latest unemployment rate for the state of Illinois was 8.9%; higher than the national average of 8.3%.
