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New Ill. jobless claims remain above 100K
Another 850K idled workers file for benefits nationally; Chicago area, Decatur above statewide average
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Illinois unemployment rate jumps to 7.6%
Leisure and hospitality lead job losses as U.S. jobless rate remains steady at 6.7%
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Ted CoxIllinois Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment, IDES, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dan Hynes, Erin Guthrie, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Trump fiddles as idled workers fume
Delay to COVID relief bill threatens unemployed workers with lost week in benefits as new claims continue to rise
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COVID economic collapse felt across state
Illinois leads national increase in newly filed claims for unemployment
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Unemployment, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, IDES, J.B. Pritzker, Dan Hynes, CARES Act
New unemployment filings at COVID low
But 787K new claims well above pre-COVID record, as filings remain stubbornly high in Illinois
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Daily Debunk: Raising taxes in a recession
Normally we’d agree it’s bad policy, but the fair tax targets money where it’s actually growing, even in an economic downturn
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Fair Tax Amendment, IDES, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment
Illinois unemployment rate drops to 11 percent
Rehiring slows, but hospitality industry leads gains, even as declines persist year to year
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Ted CoxIllinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment Rate, IDES, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Erin Guthrie, Kristin Richards, WalletHub
Jobless claims drop — or do they?
Trump administration alters methodology as filings definitely decline in Illinois
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, IDES, Donald Trump, Eugene Scalia, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Unemployment, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID Unemployment, Heidi Shierholz, Gregory Daco, Oxford Economics
A half million jobs lost across state
IDES reports all metro areas have suffered year to year in pandemic; Chicago, Rockford, Decatur hardest hit
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Illinois unemployment drops to 11.3 percent
State adds almost 100,000 jobs, led by gains in the leisure-hospitality industry
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, IDES, Kristin Richards, Michael Negron, U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. jobless claims dip below 1 million
Illinois filings continue decline, but nation remains well above pre-COVID record
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, U, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES, Illinois Unemployment
U.S. unemployment rate drops to 10.2 percent
Illinois extends extra 20 weeks of benefits, citing provision in state law for ‘high unemployment’
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New unemployment claims at pandemic low
Filings dropped below 1.2M last week, while claims in Illinois also declined
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CPS to open school year online
Parent, teacher worries build on science to sway mayor; governor details IDES fraud
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Ted CoxChicago Public Schools, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Unemployment, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, Janice Jackson, Allison Arwady, Chicago Teachers Union, IDES, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Department of Public Health
Unemployment up, GDP down
U.S. economic activity dropped by a third, as unemployment claims rose slightly
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Economic Collapse, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. GDP, Donald Trump, IDES, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, J.B. Pritzker
Raoul issues consumer alert on unemployment ID scam
AG calls on Illinoisans to monitor credit reports
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Don't tell us there's no money for states
Local governments need $555B, but businesses have already gotten $1.9T in coronavirus relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, Donald Trump, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, IDES, J.B. Pritzker, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Rand Paul, Rick Scott
Jobless claims rise for first time since March
Another 1.4M file for benefits; Illinois claims drop, but increase for gig workers amid national fraud scam
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Ted CoxU.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Illinois Unemployment, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, IDES, J.B. Pritzker, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, U.S. Census Bureau
If you're not wearing a mask, 'the enemy is you'
Pritzker warns Metro East on rising positivity rate on testing as new daily COVID cases approach 1,600 statewide
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Restore Illinois, IDES, Lori Lightfoot, Donald Trump
