Top 10 Highest Unemployment Rates in Illinois: Oh Dear, Belvidere

For some perspective, the current unemployment rate for the state of Illinois is 8.7 percent. Compare that to cities at the top of the list like Round Lake Beach and Belvidere? Yikes!
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Every month the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) rolls out unemployment figures for Illinois towns and cities. While the January 2014 figures were delayed in being released, we now have the ten cities in Illinois with the highest unemployment rates. For some perspective, the current unemployment rate for the state of Illinois is 8.7 percent. Compare that to cities at the top of the list like Round Lake Beach and Belvidere? Yikes!

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