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Rockford's unemployment rate rises to 6.2% as job losses mount

Rockford ended 2025 with a higher jobless rate as manufacturing and retail cutbacks outweighed gains in health care and construction.

Rockford ended 2025 with a higher jobless rate as manufacturing and retail cutbacks outweighed gains in health care and construction.

13 hours ago·Rockford, United States

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MYSTATELINE broke the news in Rockford, United States 13 hours ago on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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