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Stephenson County staff: job openings nearly match jobseekers; manufacturers eyeing expansion
Summary
County staff reported March 2025 labor-market figures showing roughly 928 county residents unemployed and about 807 unique job postings, and described local business recruitment and workforce efforts including an entrepreneurship pitch competition and housing stakeholder meetings.
Andrea, a county staff member, told the Stephenson County Planning & Development Committee that March 2025 data show a county unemployment rate of 4.5 percent and a Freeport rate of 4.7 percent, with 928 county residents seeking work and about 807 unique job postings during the month.
Andrea said the Illinois Department of Employment Security provided the digest and that 228 employers were actively seeking employees in March and the median…
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