Amazon to open another Illinois location, creating up to 800 new jobs

By Robert Brutvan

07/18/2017

Amazon announced plans to open another Illinois shipping facility in Crest Hill, Ill., which is expected to create up to 800 jobs.

TAGS: Amazon, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs

Metro area unemployment: Which states are in reverse? Spotlight Illinois

07/13/2017

The U.S. unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, but unemployment varies widely among the nation’s 388 metro areas.

TAGS: jobs, unemployment

More than 50 municipalities have opted out of Cook County’s minimum wage hike, sick days mandate

By Amy Korte

06/26/2017

Municipal leaders have expressed concerns about the anti-competitive, job-killing effects of Cook County’s minimum wage increases and new sick leave law and are using home rule authority to exempt their communities from the requirements.

TAGS: Cook County, jobs, minimum wage, unemployment

Forget the unemployment rate, Illinois is in a depression

By Michael Lucci

06/21/2017

Illinois is tied for the worst income growth in the entire U.S.

TAGS: GDP: gross domestic product, housing, jobs, personal income, unemployment

BLS data show Illinois would have 250,000 more people working if it kept up with surrounding states

By Michael Lucci

06/21/2017

Illinois has been lagging behind the rest of the region over the last decade, and will continue to do so if the state doesn’t enact necessary economic reforms.

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

Amazon may employ 8,000 people in Illinois by end of 2018

By Brendan Bakala

06/16/2017

The Romeoville fulfillment center is one of several Illinois facilities Amazon has opened or plans to open in the coming years. For some of those locations, Amazon has signed deals with the state of Illinois worth tens of millions in potential tax credits.

TAGS: Amazon, jobs, tax credits

Workforce dropout causes Illinois unemployment to fall slightly

By Michael Lucci

06/15/2017

A new report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows Illinois had a modest net gain of 2,400 jobs in May, but still has fewer jobs today than before the Great Recession began.

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

Illinois companies announce more than 2,100 mass layoffs in May

By Brendan Bakala

06/15/2017

1,120 of the jobs lost were in manufacturing and food processing.

TAGS: Aurora, jobs, manufacturing

Sears to cut 400 jobs, despite state, local tax breaks

By Brendan Bakala

06/14/2017

Sears Holdings has dropped below the job threshold necessary to qualify for the $15 million in annual state tax credits for which it was once eligible.

TAGS: Economic Development Area, jobs, Sears, tax credits, unemployment

Negligent hiring liability reforms stall in Illinois

By Hilary Gowins

06/05/2017

With the right liability reforms, Illinois can protect businesses and make them more likely to give ex-offenders a chance at employment. Unfortunately, a bill that would have made this reform a reality stalled in the Illinois House of Representatives this session.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, jobs

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Amazon to open another Illinois location, creating up to 800 new jobs

Metro area unemployment: Which states are in reverse? Spotlight Illinois

More than 50 municipalities have opted out of Cook County’s minimum wage hike, sick days mandate

Forget the unemployment rate, Illinois is in a depression

BLS data show Illinois would have 250,000 more people working if it kept up with surrounding states

Amazon may employ 8,000 people in Illinois by end of 2018

Workforce dropout causes Illinois unemployment to fall slightly

Illinois companies announce more than 2,100 mass layoffs in May

Sears to cut 400 jobs, despite state, local tax breaks

Negligent hiring liability reforms stall in Illinois

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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