Illinois employers added 2,300 jobs in November. The unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent. That's despite more people looking for work. The latest numbers come the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
The data is seasonally adjusted.
According to a state news release, the last time the rate was lower was June 2008 when it was 6.3 percent. It was 9 percent in November 2013.