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In September the general funds end-of-month balance was $118.4 million; the average daily available balance was $189.4 million; and the combined funds end-of-month balance was $257.1 million. . . . The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 8.4 percent, unchanged from the previous month. The final seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for the state's major cities in July were: Bloomington-Normal, 6.0 percent; Champaign-Urbana, 5.7 percent; Chicago, 7.5 percent; Davenport-Rock Island-Moline (Illinois sector), 7.3 percent; Decatur, 10.2 percent; Kankakee, 11.1 percent; Peoria, 6.8 percent; Rockford, 8.3 percent; Springfield, 6.2 percent; St. Louis (Illinois sector) 9.0 percent.