Illinois unemployment rate jumps to 9.5 percent in July - Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois unemployment rate jumps to 9.5 percent in July - Chicago Sun-Times:

What Gov Quinn wrought,

The unemployment rate in Illinois jumped to 9.5 percent in July from a revised 9.1 percent in June, rising for the third straight month, and the state lost 24,900 jobs month-over-month, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday.

The state’s jobless rate now exceeds the national rate, the first time that’s happened in 10 months. The national rate is 9.1 percent.