Wabash County’s jobless rate is back below double figures according to the latest information from the state’s department of employment security. In June, Wabash County’s rate dropped to 9.8%, down from the 13.6% in May and the pandemic high of 23.5% in April. By comparison, last June, Wabash County’s rate stood at 3.9%.

In southeastern Illinois, the state reports that non-farm employment decreased by 575 over the year. Employment gains were posted in government, trade, transportation and utilities, and natural resources and mining. Employment dipped in manufacturing and leisure and hospitality.

The lowest southern Illinois jobless rate last month was in Hamilton County at 9.1% while the highest was Massac County at 16%. The statewide rate was 14.6%.