If you want to know more about the unemployment claims in Illinois, then you can refer the Illinois unemployment guide.

Greg Rivara, the spokesman of Illinois Department of Employment Security, said that the slight dip gave the state the lowest unemployment rate since December, but they could be a more important number – job growth led to 19,100 additional jobs in April. He said that temporary Census jobs played a role in the increase, as part of the increase in government jobs.

As per the Department’s statistics, the breakdown in top job growth areas is as follows:

* 4,100 in government
* 3,900 in professional and business services
* 3,000 in trade, transportation and utilities
* 2,600 in manufacturing

Rivara also said that his agency won’t be surprised if the unemployment rate fluctuates for the next several months.

The department called the trend toward month-to-month declines a significant sign of an improving job market. Through the first four months of the year, the state has added 51,000 jobs compared to the same period of 2009.

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