Unemployment has decreased in all 12 Illinois metro areas for the past two months, with the state's unemployment rate down to ...

For the second month in-a-row, the unemployment rate decreased in all 12 metro areas – including the Quad Cities – for the year ending July 2025, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau ...

Illinois continues to be one of the slowest growing economies in the nation, ranking 46th in post-pandemic job recovery and ...

The most livable small cities in the U.S. are in the Midwest, with one of the top-ranked locations sitting in Illinois, ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported that the unemployment rate remained at 4.6% and the total number of ...

Unemployment rates bumped up in northern Illinois communities and counties in July, but they still were lower than a year ago ...

July labor data shows minor changes in Illinois with a slight dip in nonfarm payrolls and steady unemployment rates.

He and dozens of others said that federal help is not coming quickly in Illinois. "I continued to certify, but didn't receive payments for about five weeks," said unemployment claimant Paul Bolender.

CHICAGO (AP) – State officials say the Illinois unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 percent in October as private-sector hiring slowed. The Department of Employment Security said Thursday th… ...