The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released the results of the March unemployment rates and went down in every county, except for 1 that went up and one that was unchanged.  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state in March is at 6.0 percent, same as the previous month.  The nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is at 5.5 for March, unchanged from February.  Counties in southern Illinois still have some of the highest rates in the state, especially in the far south, but all were below 9 percent.  The seasonally unadjusted March rate for Washington County is at 4.3, down slightly from 4.4 the month before, but it is now the 4^th lowest unemployment rate in the state, as it had been 2^nd lowest for many months.  Last March it was at 5.7 percent.  Jefferson County went down from 6.5 in February to 6.2 in March.  It was 8.1 a year ago.  Clinton went down to 4.8 in March from 5.1 in February and it is the 6^th lowest in the state.  One year ago it was at 6.5 percent.  Perry County saw their unemployment rate also drop from 7.6 percent in February to 7.2 last month, and it is 8^th worst rate in the state, but that is still below the rate of 9.8 a year ago.  Marion County had a drop to 6.7 last month from 7.1 the previous month, yet is the 13^th worst rate in the state for March.  It was at 8.6 a year ago.  Randolph County decreased from 5.8 percent in February to 5.3 percent in March, a large jump for the month, while Saint Clair County is down to 6.4 from 6.7 in February.  The middle percentage for the state is at 6.1 for the month.  For the month of February and March there were no counties at 9 percent or over, while 9 were below 5 percent and one was below 4 percent for the month.