Unemployment Report: Oswego Unemployment Rates Fell Slightly in November 2012
With a fiscal cliff looming, the Department of Employment Security said last month that a solution was necessary to help improve jobless rates.
Unemployment rates in Illinois dropped slightly from October 2012 to November, to 8.2 percent, and are a full percentage point compared to 2011, according to new figures released last week. November local unemployment rates fell in 11 of 12 metro areas compared to last year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. In Oswego, the unemployement rate dropped 0.1 percent from November 2011 to November 2012 to 7.3 percent. Want free local news in your inbox every morning? Sign up for our newsletter. Kendall County overall saw a decrease of 0.9 percent from November 2011 to November 2012 to 7.0 percent. "The trend of falling unemployment rates across Illinois shows that our…
Oswego mom 2011
10:58 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
How can this be? We are heading into the holiday season. After everyone bloats up on the holiday spending, these workers are kicked to the curb. Again. The economy is recovering. (?) There are no sustainable jobs. Well, gee. Isn't that interesting. But just give it four more years. This will turn around. more ›