unemployment rate in Boone and Winnebago counties was 11.9 percent in April, or 20,094 people, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Unemployment Security. That’s down 1.4 percentage points from March and 3.8 percentage points from April 2010.
Companies added 1,500 jobs from March to April and 1,800 jobs from April 2010 to April 2011. The biggest gains over the past year were in manufacturing, where 900 employees were added, professional and business services (up 700 employees) and trade, transportation and utilities (up 600).
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