Job creation finally besting food-stamp enrollment in Illinois

03/31/2016

For nearly six years, Illinois was the only Midwestern state where growth in food stamps was outpacing jobs growth.

Madigan’s middle class: Pain for the many, perks for the few

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

03/26/2016

Middle-class Illinoisans who aren’t employed by the government are suffering, but Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan stands in the way of solutions.

Preliminary jobs report: Illinois adds 18,100 jobs in February

By Hilary Gowins

03/24/2016

Illinois has finally recovered from the job losses suffered during the Great Recession, and its workforce continues to grow. But the state’s unemployment rate is also increasing, signaling that while the economy is recovering, it is still unable to meet the demands of a growing number of job seekers.

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

61% of Illinois voters support Right to Work, poll finds

By Mailee Smith

03/23/2016

A new poll conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in February 2016 reveals that a clear majority of voters – including 55 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of union members – support or lean toward supporting Right-to-Work laws.

TAGS: right to work

Illinois bill would start removing occupational-licensing barriers for ex-offenders

By Bryant Jackson-Green

03/17/2016

HB 5973 would remove significant occupational-licensing barriers that make it harder for former offenders to support themselves and their families.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, occupational licensing

Sears cuts 200 Illinois jobs

By Austin Berg

02/26/2016

Illinois remains home to the nation’s worst employment recovery.

TAGS: jobs, unemployment

Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,400 layoffs in coming months

By Austin Berg

02/11/2016

Employers in Illinois filed notice with the state in January of hundreds of layoffs.

TAGS: unemployment

Illinois’ incredible, shrinking business establishments

By Michael Lucci

02/08/2016

From the first quarter of 2001 until the second quarter of 2015, business establishment growth has been 34 percent while jobs growth has been only 1 percent.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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

CAT layoffs continue as manufacturing work in Peoria area closes in on all-time low

By Michael Lucci

01/31/2016

Caterpillar Inc.’s announcement of 670 layoffs comes amid the loss of a quarter of the manufacturing jobs in Peoria and Tazewell counties since 2008.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Job creation finally besting food-stamp enrollment in Illinois

Madigan’s middle class: Pain for the many, perks for the few

Preliminary jobs report: Illinois adds 18,100 jobs in February

61% of Illinois voters support Right to Work, poll finds

Illinois bill would start removing occupational-licensing barriers for ex-offenders

Sears cuts 200 Illinois jobs

Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,400 layoffs in coming months

Illinois’ incredible, shrinking business establishments

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

CAT layoffs continue as manufacturing work in Peoria area closes in on all-time low

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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