The jobs picture is a bit of a mixed bag in Illinois for the month of June.
Over-the-year, total non-farm jobs increased in five metropolitan areas, decreased in six, and was unchanged or nearly unchanged in three.
The Carbondale-Marion metro was one of the five where jobs increased...by a total of 800.
Employment rose among Natural Resources-Mining, Government and the Leisure-Hospitality and Information sectors.
Payrolls declined among employers in Trade-Transportation-Utilities, Private Education-Health Services, Construction, Financial Activities and Manufacturing.
Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in all fourteen metropolitan areas.
The rate went up over a percentage point in the Carbondale-Marion metro area...moving from 4.7 percent to 5.8 percent.
The rate increased in all southern Illinois counties. The largest jump was in Hardin County, where the rate went from 6.2 to 8.2 percent.
