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Illinois’ youth employment rate was worst in Midwest, COVID-19 crisis made it even worse

Illinois experienced a 40.4% drop in teen employment since 2019, the highest drop in the Midwest and 11th highest drop in the nation

Worst-case scenario: 21,700 Illinois restaurants could permanently close because of COVID-19 shutdown

The most optimistic forecast shows 20% of Illinois’ food service business closures will be permanent

Illinois state workers to receive $1,300 pay raise on July 1

AFSCME Council 31 members will receive automatic pay raises on Wednesday, costing Illinois $261 million despite COVID-19 budget crisis

Illinois’ Black and white populations declined, Asian and Hispanic populations increased over the past decade

Out-of-state employment is the No. 1 reason working-age Illinoisans left the state since 2010

Illinois food service jobs down more than 40% amid nation’s strictest reopening plan

Illinois is experiencing nearly five times the typical job loss as COVID-19 business closures continue to take their toll on the state’s economy

Black, Hispanic workers saw far weaker employment rebound despite suffering heaviest job losses

Illinois has only recovered 2% of jobs lost by black workers and 1% of jobs lost by Hispanic workers while white workers saw 13% of jobs return

Illinois mortgage delinquency rate could double this year

Up to 130,000 Illinois homeowners could fall behind on mortgage payments following economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic

Illinois experiencing 5 times the typical job loss since COVID-19 hit the state’s economy

Illinois saw the nation’s 8th highest raw unemployment claims for the past four weeks.

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