Story posted Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Unemployment Rises Again In Des Plaines, EG, Palatine
December's unemployment report released by the Ill. Dept. of Employment Security painted a mixed picture in the Northwest suburbs.
The report said that of the nine Journal-area communities listed, three---Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village and Palatine---reported a higher unemployment rate among residents in December compared to November.
The report listed five communities---Arlington Hts., Buffalo Grove, Mt. Prospect, Niles and Park Ridge---as reporting a lower month-to-month unemployment rate while one community, Glenview, reported the same rate in November and December.
Des Plaines' residents had the highest area unemployment rate in December at 11%. Des Plaines also topped area unemployment last month when its rate topped 10.4% in November. In December 2008, Des Plaines' rate stood at 6.7%.
The lowest unemployment rate was in Glenview where the rate stood at 6.9% in November and December. In December 2008, Glenview had a rate of 4.2%.
The largest decrease in unemployment came in Buffalo Grove where the rate dropped from 8.9% in November to 8.2% last month.
Palatine had the largest month-to-month increase jumping 0.7% from 8.5% in November to 9.2% in December.
Both Illinois and Cook County saw an unemployment rate of 10.8% for December 2009, up from 10.7% for the county and 10.5% for the state in November. In December 2008, Cook County's unemployment rate stood at 7.1% while the state reported a December 2008 rate of 7.4%.
The unemployment rate for the nation stood at 9.7% in December up from 9.4% in November and 7.1% in December 2008.
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