Area jobless rates are on the rise

CHAMPAIGN – Area unemployment rates, which jumped in June, remained high in July, according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Champaign County's unemployment rate stood at 6.4 percent in July, down from 6.5 percent in June. But several other area counties saw slight upticks in their rates.

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