Unemployment in Peoria

The national recession was late to hit Peoria, but unemployment spiked up to 9.1 % in metro Peoria in Feb 09.  It declined slightly in March to 8.9 %.

This means we have to work harder, faster, and smarter in economic development to help the private sector expand to put our people back to work.

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