Illinois’ April jobs report: Workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues to decline

By Michael Lucci

05/26/2015

April data put the state’s policy pain points on display.

The myth of an Illinois comeback

By Michael Lucci

08/24/2014

Illinois is dead last of all 50 states in recovering from the Great Recession – and two economic surveys prepared each month by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics prove it. The BLS and IDES surveys track employment and jobs growth in Illinois: both household surveys...

The blame game: Illinois’ unemployment rate jumps to 9.1 percent

09/24/2012

For the third straight month, Illinois' unemployment rate climbed. More than 9.1 percent of Illinoisans are now unemployed, a full percentage point higher than the national average of 8.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Illinois’ April jobs report: Workforce shrinks, manufacturing continues to decline

The myth of an Illinois comeback

The blame game: Illinois’ unemployment rate jumps to 9.1 percent

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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