Thursday, May 16, 2013

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%.

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

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