More Illinois Citizens On Food/Cash Assistance As Unemployment Remains Constant

More Illinois Citizens On Food/Cash Assistance As Unemployment Remains Constant!

As reported 5/16/13:

"The number of people receiving food stamps through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has reached 47.6 million — nearly one in seven Americans.

SNAP is one of the federal government’s largest welfare programs — Illinois was the only state to see a double-digit, year-over-year jump in use.

Total enrollment now exceeds 2 million — nearly one in six Illinoisans."

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Also as reported, new April 2013 figures are in on unemployment... Illinois still has steady HIGH unemployment of 9.3%.

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April 2012 Illinois Unemployment (under former Rep. Jack McGuire D-IL Dist.86) 8.8%
April 2013 Illinois Unemployment (under current Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. D-IL Dist.86) 9.3%

[Unemployment in Dist.86]

Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployed
March 2013	7.6%	9.5%	629,159
February 2013	7.7%	9.5%	627,487
January 2013	7.9%	9.0%	594,528
December 2012	7.8%	8.6%	571,938
November 2012	7.8%	8.7%	575,193
October 2012	7.9%	8.8%	579,069
September 2012	7.8%	8.9%	584,046
August 2012	8.1%	8.9%	588,632
July 2012	8.2%	9.0%	590,619
June 2012	8.2%	9.0%	589,161
May 2012	8.2%	8.9%	585,472
April 2012	8.1%	8.8%	581,888