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

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.

New federal data show Illinois gained only 400 jobs in November, and its unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent.

New federal jobs data reveal Illinois gained 14,100 jobs overall during October, but lost 1,900 manufacturing jobs during this time.

Illinois continues to lose blue-collar work as other states give thanks for healthier job climates.

Although Illinois’ top earners make more than most of their regional counterparts, Illinois’ bottom quarter of earners have the lowest wages in the Midwest