The unemployment figures from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Economic Information and Analysis Division came out last week.  In that report, Illinois saw their unemployment rise, due to Covid-19, to 16.4-percent unemployed in April, with the US figure at 14.7-percent.  In Washington County, the unemployment rate was at 17.5-percent and ranked 20^th highest in the state, up from 2.2-percent last year in April.  In our area, unemployment was 13.7 in Clinton County, 14.2 in Jackson, 16.1 in St. Clair and Randolph, 21.5 in Perry, 10^th highest in the state, 22.6 in Marion 7^th highest, 23.8 in Franklin tied for 2^nd highest and 27-percent in Jefferson, the highest in unemployment in Illinois.  Rankings state wide were 1^st, 2^nd, 7^th, 10^th and 20^th in the state for highest in unemployment for our area.  The lowest in unemployment for April was Moutrie county with 8.1-percent unemployed.