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Tag: Department of Employment Security

Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7 percent

Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7 percent

— December 16, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a point in November to 5.7 percent as employers added 19,500 payroll jobs to the economy. Preliminary data released…

  • Pritzker’s $41.6 billion budget relies heavily on federal funds, corporate tax changes

    Pritzker’s $41.6 billion budget relies heavily on federal funds, corporate tax changes

    — February 17, 2021

      SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined a $41.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday, Feb. 17 that would hold most state agencies at flat funding levels but which relies heavily…

  • State sees surge in new jobless claims

    State sees surge in new jobless claims

    — December 11, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak…

  • New state unemployment claims rise 23 percent

    New state unemployment claims rise 23 percent

    — October 8, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – New unemployment claims jumped by 23 percent in the state for the week ending Oct. 3, with 36,267 filing initial claims, according to the Illinois Department of Employment…

  • Senate GOP demands governor open IDES offices

    Senate GOP demands governor open IDES offices

    — August 24, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Ten “frustrated” Republican senators demanded Gov. J.B. Pritzker allow state offices tasked with processing unemployment claims to reopen in a letter sent exactly…

  • New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen

    New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen

    — February 11, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels. The Illinois Department of Employment…

  • GOP House members urge special session for jobless claim delays, fraud

    GOP House members urge special session for jobless claim delays, fraud

    — December 4, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Three Republican lawmakers on Friday, Dec. 4, put pressure on Illinois Department of Employment Security officials to answer for the backlog in unemployment claims and…

  • Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added unemployment benefit

    Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added unemployment benefit

    — September 4, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to qualifying residents….

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