Springfield… With the struggling economy and job creation at the top of his legislative agenda, State Representative Ed Sullivan (R-Mundelein) has volunteered to represent Lake County on the House Bipartisan Job Creation Task Force.  The task force will hold hearings across the state and bring new ideas on how to attract and retain well-paying jobs.

“I am very happy to serve on this task force and to work with members on both sides of the aisle to help bring more jobs to Illinois,” said Sullivan.  “By putting the best minds in the state together while working with business and labor leaders we can come up with a long-term strategy to bring Illinois out of this deep recession.”

Data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) shows that Lake County’s unemployment rate was 10.5 percent in November.  Lake’s percentage is right on with Illinois’ at 10.5 yet is above the national average of 9.4 percent.

“We have double digit unemployment here at home and something needs to get done,” said Sullivan.  “This task force is a step in the right direction to breaking Illinois’ economic drought.”