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

Unemployment ... A Real Concern For Joliet And Surrounding Communities in Will County

UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS A REAL CONCERN FOR JOLIET AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN WILL COUNTY

New reports show that nearly 130,000 more Illinoisans could be working today if Illinois employed people at the same rate as the national average.  See Illinois' unemployment woes as it affects different regions within the state:

Source: http://illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?articlesource=5827

Larry Walsh Jr. (Rep. IL House D-IL Dist.86), who was appointed (not elected) to the position of Illinois House Representative, in May of 2012, and, was then later elected in November of 2012, now presides over steady and constant unemployment.

In October 2012, Rep. Walsh Jr. was on W.J.O.L. Radio and stated that the January 2011 historic tax increase (passed with the help of former Rep. Jack McGuire) of 67% helped LOWER unemployment. Was he right? Find out HERE!   

Well what does the CURRENT TREND tell us now (see below)?

"The continuous drop in the nation’s unemployment rate does not reflect a true jobs recovery, but rather a decrease in the number of people actively looking for work. The labor force participation rate remained essentially unchanged at 63.3 percent, the lowest it has been since 1979." -- Illinois Policy Institute.

According to the Department of Numbers website:
"According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for Illinois fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2013 to 9.5%. The state unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in Illinois peaked in December 2009 at 11.3% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.6% in December 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points."

Joliet Patch
In March, in Will County the rate fell to 10 percent from 10.9 percent in February. That figure is up year over year from 9.5 percent. Specific numbers for Shorewood, Channahon and Minooka were not included. -- May 9th, 2013.

Shorewood Patch
Unemployment rates in Illinois were 9.5 percent in March, a slight decrease over February and slightly higher from the same time in 2012. -- May 9th, 2013.

Also Read Related Article: 
"Unemployment Still Way Too High in Joliet Will County Illinois!"


District 86 deserves better than Walsh Jr. and Pat McGuire!

Also Read:
[1] Illinois 3rd Worst State in the Nation for Business!
[2] Illinois Unemployment No Laughing Matter! 
[3] Female Unemployment in District 86 Joliet / Will County!