The unemployment rate fell in every metro area in the state for the 15th month in a row. The Illinois Department of Employment Security is reporting an unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in May for the Peoria area. That’s slightly higher than last month, but a 1.4 percent decline from the same time last year. The Peoria lost 25-hundred jobs year-over-year
Area unemployment rate sees slight monthly increase, decrease from 2014
