By Michael Lucci
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Illinois is still home to the nation’s highest black unemployment rate, according to a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute, or EPI. Illinois’ black unemployment rate is 11.3 percent, compared with the next highest state, Pennsylvania, at 10.5 percent. The data represent a reduction in the unemployment rate for Illinois, but also serve as a stark reminder that black people have a harder time finding jobs in Illinois than in any other state in the country.
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