SPRINGFIELD – County unemployment rates spiked in January according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. LaSalle County unemployment for the first month of 2021 was the highest locally at 8.5%, compared to 6.3% in December. Putnam and Bureau County were not far behind averaging between 7.2 and 7.3%. Statewide unemployment remained a steady 7.7%.
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