Illinois sees fourth straight month of jobs growth in May

By Bryce Hill

06/19/2018

Illinois’ jobs situation improved in May, but the state needs long-term solutions such as a spending cap to get on a path to fiscal health and assure investors more tax hikes are not on the horizon.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, unemployment

Illinois’ metro areas shed 3,600 jobs in March

By Bryce Hill

04/30/2018

Seven metro areas across the state lost jobs over the month.

TAGS: Bloomington, Champaign, decatur, Elgin, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, labor force participation rate, peoria, quad cities, rockford, Springfield, unemployment

Illinois shed 2,100 jobs in March

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

04/20/2018

The state also saw a drop in the unemployment rate, but it wasn’t because people found jobs.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, labor force participation rate, unemployment

Illinois February jobs growth driven by surging local government payrolls

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

03/23/2018

While Illinois outperformed the nation in terms of monthly employment growth for the first time since September 2017, Illinois payrolls have only increased half as fast as the rest of the nation in the past year.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs

Illinois sees stagnant jobs growth, declining labor force in January

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

03/13/2018

Despite healthy jobs growth nationally, Illinoisans are desperate for work.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, income tax, jobs, labor force participation rate, progressive income tax, spending cap

3 Illinois metros saw jobs loss, most saw labor force decline in 2017

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

01/26/2018

New state data shed a light on weak economic growth in metro areas across Illinois.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, unemployment

Decatur jobs loss in 2017 among the worst in Illinois

By Austin Berg

01/26/2018

Decatur is the fastest-shrinking city in the state since 2010, and saw some of the heaviest jobs losses among metro areas in 2017.

TAGS: decatur, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, unemployment

Illinois lost 1,100 jobs in November, continues to lag national economy

By Orphe Divounguy, Austin Berg

12/22/2017

The Land of Lincoln is experiencing weak employment growth and a workforce dropout problem.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, labor force participation rate, unemployment

Six Illinois metro areas lose jobs over the year, majority see labor force dropout

By Orphe Divounguy

11/29/2017

Illinois’ tepid jobs growth has come disproportionately in the Chicago area.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, labor force participation rate, unemployment

Despite 3,400 new jobs in October, Illinois’ labor market is nothing to celebrate

By Orphe Divounguy

11/20/2017

A positive jobs report for October does little to buck discouraging long-term trends in Illinois.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, manufacturing, unemployment