SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in LaSalle County has fallen slightly since last month, but is still one of the highest regionally. The number of those without jobs has fallen one half a percentage point to 4.5%, down from 5% in August. Lee, Livingston and Kendall County all have fallen to 3.5%, while Putnam and Grundy County dipped to just 4.1%. The state average in Illinois is the same as LaSalle County, at 4.5%, one percentage point above the United States average of 3.5%.
