Wabash County Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly In October

Wabash County’s jobless rate nudged up slightly last month according to the October figures released by the state’s department of employment security. Wabash County went from 3.3% in September to 3.5% last month. That’s still more than a point better than the 4.6% rate in October of 2020. Richland, Hamilton, and Randolph counties tied for the lowest rates in southern Illinois at 3.3% while the highest again was in Pulaski County at 6.9%.