Caterpillar CEO’s warnings 4 years later: Illinois on downward slide as predicted

By Michael Lucci

02/15/2016

Illinois politicians ignored Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman’s 2012 plea for pro-growth reforms, and Illinois is the only state in the region to have lost manufacturing jobs on net over the last four years.

TAGS: manufacturing, unemployment

Illinois manufacturing workers earn less money, see less growth than Indiana peers

By Michael Lucci

02/01/2016

Federal data show how Illinois workers suffer under their state’s anti-manufacturing status quo.

TAGS: manufacturing

Caterpillar Inc. closing 5 plants, cutting 670 jobs

By Austin Berg

01/29/2016

The East Peoria, Ill., plant will be the hardest hit, losing 230 jobs for office and production workers. As neighboring states grow factory work, Illinois is approaching an all-time low for manufacturing jobs.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment

Pennsylvania close to passing Illinois as 5th-largest state in U.S. for jobs and population

By Michael Lucci

01/29/2016

Unlike Illinois, Pennsylvania has actually recovered the number of jobs it lost during the Great Recession, and now has 40,000 more jobs than it had at its pre-recession peak. Illinois, on the other hand, still has 90,000 fewer jobs than it had before the recession, the worst jobs recovery in the U.S.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, outmigration, population

Illinois only state among neighboring and Great Lake states to lose jobs in 2015

By Michael Lucci

01/26/2016

Illinois lost 3,000 jobs on net in 2015, while other neighboring and Great Lakes manufacturing states all gained tens of thousands of jobs on net for the year.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, manufacturing, unemployment

Illinois employers give warnings of at least 500 layoffs

By Austin Berg

01/25/2016

Illinois businesses gave notice of impending layoffs in December as the state ended 2015 with fewer jobs than it had at the start of the year.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, WARN

Illinois is unprepared for the next recession

By Ted Dabrowski

01/15/2016

Sky-high debt and a meager rainy day fund make Illinois the second-least prepared state in the U.S. for its capacity to weather a recession.

TAGS: food stamps, jobs, manufacturing, pensions

Illinois ended 2015 down 14,500 manufacturing jobs, closing in on an all-time low for factory work

By Michael Lucci

01/11/2016

Illinois’ manufacturing job losses accelerated in 2015, while most neighboring and Great Lakes states continued to post gains in factory jobs.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

New year, outta here: Another Illinois manufacturer seeks refuge in Indiana

By Austin Berg

01/08/2016

Enjoy Life Foods plans to move its lone Illinois manufacturing facility and up to 150 jobs to southern Indiana this year.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing

Illinois manufacturing continues to lag

By Mark Fitton

12/21/2015

Noting some hard numbers from November, Illinois manufacturers say they’re watching Springfield for decisions on taxes and spending as they keep battling in a worldwide marketplace. While Illinois gained a few jobs in November, they weren’t in manufacturing. Although the state added about 400 jobs in November, the unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to...

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment

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Caterpillar CEO’s warnings 4 years later: Illinois on downward slide as predicted

Illinois manufacturing workers earn less money, see less growth than Indiana peers

Caterpillar Inc. closing 5 plants, cutting 670 jobs

Pennsylvania close to passing Illinois as 5th-largest state in U.S. for jobs and population

Illinois only state among neighboring and Great Lake states to lose jobs in 2015

Illinois employers give warnings of at least 500 layoffs

Illinois is unprepared for the next recession

Illinois ended 2015 down 14,500 manufacturing jobs, closing in on an all-time low for factory work

New year, outta here: Another Illinois manufacturer seeks refuge in Indiana

Illinois manufacturing continues to lag

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