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Weak November jobs report for Illinois shows spike in unemployment

By Michael Lucci

12/18/2015

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

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

Strong Illinois jobs report in October, but manufacturing losses continue

By Michael Lucci

11/20/2015

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

TAGS: employment, jobs, manufacturing

Illinois’ September 2015 jobs report: Businesses lay off thousands of blue-collar workers

By Michael Lucci

10/20/2015

manufacturing

Illinois continues to shed jobs and underperform economically compared to its Midwestern neighbors, according to new federal and state reports.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs, labor force participation rate, manufacturing, property taxes, unemployment, workers compensation

August jobs report for Illinois: Manufacturing jobs drop by 2,200 in August, down 9,800 for 2015

By Michael Lucci

09/17/2015

Illinois lost 2,200 manufacturing jobs in August and is down nearly 10,000 on the year.

TAGS: manufacturing

July jobs report shows government employment up, manufacturing down in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

08/21/2015

State jobs data shows Illinois had a net gain of 1,900 payroll jobs in July, driven by an increase in government employment.

TAGS: manufacturing

June jobs report: Payroll jobs drop by 7,500, workforce shrinks by 8,300

By Michael Lucci

07/17/2015

Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform.

TAGS: jobs

Divergence: White-collar jobs up, manufacturing jobs disappearing in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

06/22/2015

Illinois suffered the loss of 2,500 manufacturing jobs in May, and is down 7,900 factory jobs in 2015.

TAGS: manufacturing

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.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing

Illinois’ workforce hits new low in August, and it’s not because of retirements

By Michael Lucci

09/18/2014

Illinois continues to bleed workers, with another 19,000 Illinoisans dropping out of the workforce in the month of August alone, according to a press release from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES. As a result, Illinois’ labor force participation rate hit a new 35-year low in August. The state’s jobless rate fell from...

TAGS: labor

Who’s hurting in Illinois?

By Michael Lucci

09/18/2014

Illinois is the worst state in the Midwest for black men to find work.

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Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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