The May jobless rate for Illinois is down from it's figure in April. The jobless rate came in at 6.4 percent for the month of May, down from 6.6 percent in April. State Department of Employment Security Analyst Evelina Loescher says Illinois also experienced a loss of twentyfive hundred jobs last month.

Educational health services, manufacturing, and government jobs saw the biggest job losses, with jobs being added in financial activities, and professional and business services sectors.