I
Rockford Current
Illini CurrentRockford: Forest City comeback, Rock River life

Advertisement · Why this ad?

Community

US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, beating expectations

Lila Harrison
Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM · 1 min read
US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, beating expectations — Rockford Community news

The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also decreased slightly to 4.1 percent, the BLS reported. Unemployment has been below 5 percent for more than five years, after soaring to nearly 15 percent in the early stages of the COVID-19 [...]

Up nextFamily of Mason Hada Reflects on Healing After Steele SentencingCommunity · 6 min read
You're offline — showing the last loaded page