The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,500 in September, a record high surpassing pre-pandemic payroll numbers, based on preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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