State’s unemployment rate down in September
— October 25, 2021The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.2 percentage point to 6.8 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +9,300, in…
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Illinois to invest over $40 million in workforce training
— September 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday, Sept. 23 that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by…
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Statewide unemployment rate down in August
— September 16, 2021The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reports that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 7.0 percent, while nonfarm payrolls were mostly unchanged, increasing…
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State commits $10 million to boost training in building trades
— August 9, 2021Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have launched a new Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, leveraging a $10 million commitment…
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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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McLean County Chamber hosting job fair at Eastland Mall
— September 17, 2021The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the former Bergner’s Parking Lot at Eastland Mall, 1615 E. Empire St.,…
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Employment Security offices opening, eviction moratorium extended
— August 26, 2021SPRINGFIELD – As federal unemployment benefits created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire next week, Illinois continues to see high unemployment rates, although…
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Unemployment rates down, jobs up across state
— July 23, 2021The number of nonfarm jobs increased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in June according to preliminary data released July 22 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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