SPRINGFIELD – 5% of LaSalle County residents are unemployed, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County possesses one of the highest unemployment rates in Northern Illinois. Putnam County is not far behind at 4.7% up from 4.2% last month. Illinois statewide average is slightly up now at 4.5%, though significantly less than last year at 6%.
Compared to a year ago, nonfarm payroll employment increased by over 239,000 jobs, with gains across nearly all major industries including leisure and hospitality, professional and business services and trade, transportation, and utilities.
