A decade after recession, Illinois’ construction industry is ice cold By Austin Berg 12/05/2019 Why is Illinois construction so weak? As it turns out, big government programs can’t paper over weak fundamentals. TAGS: Bureau of Economic Analysis, construction, Erin Guthrie, gas tax, Great Recession, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, Luis Arroyo, Martin Sandoval, minimum wage, outmigration, Pat Quinn, progressive income tax, property taxes, Springfield, U.S. Census Bureau
More manufacturing losses highlight Illinois’ mixed February jobs report By Michael Lucci 03/27/2015 Illinois still ranks last in the country for putting people back to work over the Great Recession era. TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, crowdfunding, death tax, employment, Great Recession, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation