Illinois Job Losses

Illinois Unemployment At 10.1 Percent, Highest In 25 Years

AP | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois' unemployment rate reached 10.1 percent in May, the highest it's been in 25 years. The Illinois Department of Employment Sec...

State Could Lose Nearly 150,000 Jobs This Year: Study

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago


Illinois could lose another 147,200 jobs this year on top of the 100,700 jobs it lost in 2008, according to a new study released Friday. [...] Illinoi...

Illinois Unemployment Rising

Chicago Tribune | James P. Miller | Posted 10.19.2008 | Chicago


Unemployment in Illinois continued to track well above the national average in August, as the number of job-seekers climbed and employers continued to...