UPDATED: Lawmakers direct $2.7 billion in federal funds toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficit
Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay ...
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Illinois jobless rate falls to 5.7%
The unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a point in November to 5.7 percent as employers added 19,500 payroll ...
IDES responds to GOP criticisms
House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Employment Support works through ongoing staffing ...
New jobless claims surge in Illinois
More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before as the ...
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: Illinois poorly prepared for flood of unemployment claims
Illinois' unemployment agency faced unprecedented challenges during COVID-19, hindered by staffing, technology gaps, and operational inefficiencies.
Illinois jobless rate dips to 11.3%
The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11.3 percent in July as the coronavirus pandemic’s grip on the state’s economy ...
New jobless claims slow in last week of May
While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of new claims since the ...
Workers’ comp omnibus passes both houses
Illinois lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation addressing COVID-19-related workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, and workplace protections.
Illinois unemployment rate climbs to record 16.4% in April
The unemployment rate in Illinois reached a staggering 16.4 percent in April, the highest rate recorded since the modern system ...
Pritzker announces new employment resources for job seekers
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced new resources to help the hundreds of thousands of people unemployed in Illinois, unveiling ...
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