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Posts tagged Illinois Unemployment Rate
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
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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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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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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COVID-19 relief blows holes in UBI myths
Expanded unemployment benefits minimize coronavirus damage, don’t deter return to work — especially in Illinois
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Jobs added, jobs lost in pandemic
June unemployment rate drops to 11.1 percent, but another 1.4 million file for benefits
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