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Tag: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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…

  • Payroll jobs up significantly in October

    Payroll jobs up significantly in October

    — November 18, 2021

    The 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…

  • Unemployment rates up, jobs down across the state

    Unemployment rates up, jobs down across the state

    — December 28, 2020

    The 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…

  • Unemployment drops slightly, Pritzker cautions school year will be ‘very different’

    Unemployment drops slightly, Pritzker cautions school year will be ‘very different’

    — July 16, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois saw 37,626 new unemployment claims for the week ending July 11, a decrease of more than 1,000 from the previous week as continued claims numbered 663,399. That…

  • Another 200,000 Illinoisans file for unemployment claims

    Another 200,000 Illinoisans file for unemployment claims

    — April 10, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – More than half a million Illinois workers have filed first-time unemployment claims in the four weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak first hit the labor market.  Economists…

  • Unemployment rates down, jobs up across the state

    Unemployment rates down, jobs up across the state

    — May 28, 2021

    The 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…

  • 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…

  • Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims

    Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims

    — April 30, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Unemployment in Illinois and the U.S. continues to balloon amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The state reported 81,596 first-time claims in the week ending April…

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