Illinois’ fastest-growing jobs sector in 2018 was government – another sign the state needs pro-growth reforms to keep up with the rest of the country.

It’s the fifth year in a row Illinois has lost people. And the fifth year in a row that the loss has gotten worse. No other state finds itself adrift in five consecutive years of worsening population decline.

The Land of Lincoln is losing 313 residents per day to other states.

Seal-Rite’s doors are hardly the first to close in Illinois and reopen in the Badger State.

In a shrinking state, half of Illinois’ largest cities have shed population since 2010.