Unemployment Rate

The national unemployment rate continues at 10% in December 2009. The unemployment rate in Peoria was 10.8% in November 2009, as shown on table below:  Click here for more info:  http://www.bls.gov/lau/ Data Series Back Data June 2009 July 2009 Aug 2009 Sept 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Labor Force Data Civilian Labor Force (1) 208.1 212.6 207.9 207.5 209.4 (P) 207.0 Employment (1) 188.2 186.6 185.1 184.5 184.9 (P) 184.5 Unemployment (1) 19.9 26.1 22.8 23.0 24.5 (P) 22.5 Unemployment Rate (2) 9.6 12.3 10.9 11.1 11.7 (P) 10.8