Unemployment rates down, jobs up across the state
— May 28, 2021The number of nonfarm jobs increased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in April according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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State unemployment falls to 7.1 percent in March
— April 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The statewide unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a percentage point in March, to 7.1 percent, as the daily count of new COVID-19 cases and the case positivity…
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Decrease in state unemployment rate triggered federal benefit cutoff for some
— March 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Benefits for some unemployed state residents provided under an aid program targeting mostly self-employed and gig workers will be capped at 50 weeks instead of 57, the…
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Committee questions unemployment benefits backlog
— February 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD —Representatives of the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Wednesday, Feb. 10 testified before the Senate Labor Committee about fraudulent claims, continued…
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Unemployment rates up, jobs down across the state
— December 28, 2020The number of nonfarm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in November, according to preliminary data released Dec. 23 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops
— March 25, 2021SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois…
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Labor, business leaders call for support amid pandemic recovery
— February 17, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Business and labor leaders called for continued support for businesses and unemployed workers Wednesday, Feb. 17 in a state Senate hearing ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s…
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State unemployment agency responds to Republican criticisms
— January 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday, Jan, 6 as the Illinois Department of Employment Security works through ongoing staffing…
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