The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released the results of the February unemployment rates unlike in January when every county experienced significant increases, there were very few increases in February.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state in February is up to 6.4 as it was at 6.3 percent for January.  The nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is at 4.9 for the second month in a row.

In Jefferson County, February unemployment was at 7.6 percent, down from 8% in January, but up from 6.8 percent in February 2015. Marion County was at 7.8 percent, down from 8.4 percent in January, but up from 7.1 percent from a year ago. Hamilton County was up from both last month and last year, with a 7.6 percent showing for February.

Clinton County was at 6.3 percent, up .1% from last month and up 1.2 percent from last year. Washington County continues to have the second lowest unemployment rate in the state, showing a 4.9 percent, down from 5.1 percent last month and up from 4.3 percent last year.

Wayne County has the 4th highest unemployment rate in the state at 10 percent, up .1% from last month and up nearly 3% from last year at this time.