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Illinois unemployment in May was up -- way up -- compared with last year due to COVID-19. But the state reopening is bringing jobs back. Non-seasonally…
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security says it’s processing unprecedented levels of unemployment claims. Since March 1st, the department has…
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Business shutdowns have led to mass unemployment across the nation. The jobless are filing for benefits in unprecedented numbers, including Illinoisans.…
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Governors from nearly every Midwestern state are collaborating on when and how to reopen the regional economy once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides....
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Illinois House Republicans in a press conference Monday said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has not done enough to address the tsunami of...
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate fell below six percent in February. The drop to 5.4 percent leaves…
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Illinois is the nation's worst in reclaiming hundreds of millions of dollars in overpaid unemployment benefits, according to an Associated Press analysis…
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The unemployment rate in the Rockford area jumped last month compared to the same time the year before. The Illinois Department of Employment Security…
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Unemployment dropped in most of Illinois' metro areas in November but most areas also lost jobs over the past year.The Illinois Department of Employment…
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Illinois' jobless rate is still well above the national average. The state's rate for August was 9.2 percent. But there were some positive signs within…