Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller insists he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long struggling job market.“I'm a small business owner myself and ...

Illinois' 44,784 federal employees could face a choice of returning to their offices or accepting a buyout offer for eight months of pay and benefits.

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long struggling job market. “I'm a small business owner myself and I know that ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wants to block those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working ...

Unemployment fell across most of South Central Illinois in December. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Marion County’s unemployment fell four tenths of a percent to 4.2 percent.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has blocked anyone who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in ...

December unemployment rates varied across Illinois metros, with job growth in some areas and decreases in others.

Winnebago County and Rockford ended 2024 with their lowest unemployment rates of the ear, according to figures released ...

Rockford’s unemployment rate saw one of the largest decreases in the state of Illinois, dropping from 5.9% in 2023 to 4.9% in ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday that the state’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point — to 5.2% — in December. The state’s unemployment rate was 1.1% ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that nonfarm payrolls increased +8,800 while the unemployment rate fell – 0.1 percentage point to 5.2 percent in December. The ...