The unemployment rate of Boone and Winnebago counties increased from 11 percent in December to 13 percent in January as employers cut back after the holiday season.
The city of Rockford's jobless rate was 14.2 percent, the same as it was in January 2012. Winnebago County's rate fell from 12.9 percent last January to 12.7 percent. Boone County's rate fell from 15.1 percent in January 2012 to 14.6 percent.
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