Payroll jobs up significantly in October
— November 18, 2021The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Nov. 18 that the unemployment rate fell -0.2 percentage point to 6.0 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +40,900…
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Agencies launch identity management solution for unemployment system
— September 27, 2021The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) have partnered together to integrate ILogin, a new identity verification…
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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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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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Lawmakers tackle unprecedented unemployment deficit
— July 20, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Since economic shutdowns began and COVID-19 death counts started to rise in March 2020, national unemployment rates have hovered at historically high numbers, stressing…
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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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