CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. As expected, the Illinois seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May increased +0.2 points to 8.9 percent. The increase follows 15 months of declining unemployment rates and was expected because slight up-and-down movements in the rate and the number of jobs created naturally occur in an economic recovery, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
The national unemployment rate also increased in May, up +0.1 point to 9.1 percent. The Illinois rate…
