If you’re looking for a job, you should be able to find one. That’s the take away from the April unemployment figures from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Last month, Wabash County’s jobless rate fell to 3.1%, down from 4% in March, and 4.5% in April of last year. IDES spokesman Bob Gough says the figures show the economy continues to improve…

For the second month in a row, Wabash County had the lowest jobless rate in southern Illinois, tied with Randolph County at 3.1%. Other area rates include 3.4% in White and Edwards Counties; and 4.3% in Lawrence County.  Area employers continued to show demand in Transportation and Warehousing, Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Wholesale Trade in April. The highest unemployment rate last month in southern Illinois was in Pulaski County at 6.3%.