Franklin County ranks second in state for highest unemployment

Franklin County has the dubious distinction of having the second highest unemployment rate of Illinois’ 102 counties.  Franklin County had an unemployment rate of 14.1 percent – six percentage points ahead of the national average of 8.1 percent and trailed only Boone County that had an unemployment rate of 14.7 percent.


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