Friday, January 30, 2009

National Recession Spurs Job Losses in Local Areas—Belvidere City 17.9%

Click on the pictures below for official jobless rates for December from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.  The chart on page  2 shows Belvidere City is the highest in the area with 17.9%,  this was in part due to the Chrysler holiday shut-down.   Don’t expect Belvidere’s number to improve until February when the returning Chrysler workers and suppliers are working again.

Dec Unemployment page 1 Dec Unemployment page 2

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