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Illinois Adds Jobs in March as Unemployment Rate Edges Higher (Springfield, IL) - Illinois added jobs in March, but the state’s unemployment rate ticked...

“January’s strong payroll growth demonstrates Illinois’ economic resilience, with gains in key sectors,” said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. #payroll #unemployment #rates

The number of unemployed workers fell to 292,500, a 2.7% decrease from the previous month and down 12.7% compared with August 2024. #unemployment

“Steady job growth continues to drive the Illinois labor market, creating fresh opportunities for new and existing jobseekers entering the state’s growing workforce,” said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. #growth

The Illinois unemployment rate was down -0.4 percentage point from a year ago when it was at 5.1 percent. #unemployment

This is the third significant contribution to the outstanding loan balance, which increased significantly after the fund was forced to borrow $4.5 billion in federal funds to provide relief to workers unemployed due to COVID-19. #unemployment

"Job growth in every corner of the state has remained consistently strong for more than a year and a half" said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. #unemployment

Statewide Unemployment Rate Drops 0.1% (Chicago IL) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage...

Rezin: IDES report reveals 'massive failures by the Pritzker administration' - Veteran GOP state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is among Republican lawmakers leading the charge in calling for a performance audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).

Unprecedented unemployment deficit threatens to ‘cripple’ businesses, claimants (Springfield, IL) - Since economic shutdowns began and COVID-19 death counts started to rise in March 2020, national unemployment rates have hovered at historically high numbers, stressing state unemployment systems left dealing with an unprecedented number of claims.