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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

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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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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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