Illinois’ lagging pandemic recovery continued across its cities in July. Only 1 metropolitan area has recovered from the pandemic.
Illinois still missing 1 in 7 jobs lost during pandemic
With the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest and 117,000 jobs still missing, Illinois’ labor market is among the least recovered in the region.
U.S. Steel to shed up to 1,000 Southern Illinois jobs
U.S. Steel is cutting up to 1,000 jobs and selling parts of its Granite City plant. The move comes as Madison County employment remains down over 5,600 jobs since the pandemic.
8 Illinois metro areas fail to add jobs in April; just 1 recovers from pandemic
Illinois’ overall job numbers continue to rise, but the recovery is spotty. Over half of the metropolitan areas failed to add jobs in April.
Illinois adds jobs in April, still missing 146,300 from pandemic
Illinois’ employment recovery continued in April, but the state is still missing almost one in five jobs lost during the pandemic.
Illinois 3rd-most regulated state in U.S.
Illinois has the nation’s third-highest number of state regulations and double the U.S. average. Regulations make life hard for Illinois’ small businesses, where most Illinois jobs are created.
Before COVID-19 downturn, Illinois saw shrinking payrolls and nation’s worst loss of manufacturing jobs
New data show Illinois lost private sector jobs amid a national economic expansion for the first year on record in 2019, a sign of the state’s deep structural problems in the run-up to the current market downturn.
Suburban mayor opposes adding 1,500 jobs as Illinois struggles with employment
Amazon bought the old commercial property, but Bolingbrook’s mayor opposes putting 1,500 jobs on it. Illinois’ job growth was below the national average in 2019.
Pritzker claims statewide economic growth, but these Illinois metro areas are shedding jobs
Despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker touting growth in “every major region,” Illinois shed jobs in three metropolitan areas and lagged the national average in seven more.
Illinois unemployment rate hits low despite tepid jobs growth
Illinois’ unemployment rate hit 3.9% in September – the first time in decades that the jobless rate went under 4%, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.