Illinois unemployment rate rises in June

Published July 19, 2012 8:28pm ET



CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nine consecutive months of decreases in Illinois’ unemployment rate ended in June with a modest increase that state officials said Thursday may have driven in part by shaky confidence among consumers.

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