Sunday, March 30, 2014

Boone County Has Highest Unemployment Rate in Illnois

And some people are leaving.


Boone County at top of state jobless rate.  (Beloit Daily News, 3/28/2014)

Double-digit percentages.   Boone County reported a rate of 13.3 percent in February, down from 14.7 percent in January and down from 14.2 percent reported in February of 2013.

Map source:  Wikipedia

Boone County Business and Industry. Major industries include Chrysler Group, LLC along with multiple parts supplier companies like Camryn Industries and Grupo Antolin.

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