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

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

Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform.

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

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

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...

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