SPRINGFIELD – As COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates continue to rise in Illinois, so do new unemployment claims. The seven-day rolling average test positivity rate increased…
SPRINGFIELD – New unemployment claims jumped by 23 percent in the state for the week ending Oct. 3, with 36,267 filing initial claims, according to the Illinois Department of Employment…
SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11 percent for the month of August, a decrease of a half of a percentage point from the previous month as the state added 66,000…
SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11.3 percent in July as the coronavirus pandemic’s grip on the state’s economy showed signs of easing. The Illinois Department…
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…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to qualifying residents….
SPRINGFIELD — Republicans on Friday, July 24 continued to pressure the Illinois Department of Employment Security to resolve issues stemming from record unemployment claims the same…
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