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Chicago Unemployment 11.6% In January: Highest In Almost 27 Years

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unemployment in metropolitan Chicago jumped to 11.6% in January, the highest in almost 27 years. The seasonally unadjusted jobless rate for January...

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Chicago Unemployment Rate Hits 7.5%

Chicago Sun-Times | Francine Knowles | Posted 05.25.2011

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The unemployment rate in the Chicago metropolitan area jumped to 7.5 percent in July from 5.4 percent a year earlier, and the area lost 2,700 jobs, th...

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