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Tag: joblessness

New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops

New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops

— March 25, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – 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…

  • Make your food donations count this holiday season

    Make your food donations count this holiday season

    — December 21, 2020

    The holiday season has always been a time for reflection, gratitude, and giving to others. This year, when so many Americans have been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

  • Pritzker warns more statewide restrictions may come

    Pritzker warns more statewide restrictions may come

    — November 5, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Thursday, Nov. 5 that additional social and economic restrictions may need to be imposed statewide in the near future if the surge in new COVID-19…

  • New state unemployment claims increase

    New state unemployment claims increase

    — October 2, 2020

    SPRIGNFIELD – The state announced another 2,126 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 virus-related deaths Thursday, Oct. 1 as new unemployment claims climbed from a week ago. There were…

  • How has COVID-19 affected food insecurity?

    How has COVID-19 affected food insecurity?

    — December 21, 2020

      Craig Gundersen is the ACES Distinguished Professor in the department of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gundersen, who studies…

  • Unemployment rates up, jobs down in all metro areas

    Unemployment rates up, jobs down in all metro areas

    — October 23, 2020

    The number of nonfarm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in September, with four metro areas at record low payrolls for that month, according to preliminary…

  • African-American unemployment rate soars in Illinois

    African-American unemployment rate soars in Illinois

    — January 7, 2017

    For the fourth consecutive quarter, Illinois has had the highest African-American unemployment rate in the country, with 14.2 percent of African-Americans without a job. Rep. Jeanne…

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