Illinois unemployment by metro area
CHICAGO) — Metropolitan Area August 2011 August 2010
Bloomington-Normal 7.4 percent 7.9 percent
Champaign-Urbana 8.9 percent 9.6 percent
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 10.4 percent 9.7 percent
Danville 10.5 percent 12.0 percent
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 7.3 percent 7.8 percent
Decatur 10.7 percent 11.7 percent
Kankakee-Bradley 11.5 percent 12.8 percent
Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 9.1 percent 10.1 percent
Peoria 8.4 percent 9.9 percent
Rockford 13.1 percent 14.7 percent
Springfield 7.5 percent 7.8 percent
East St. Louis area 9.5 percent 10.0 percent
Source: Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity
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