For the second month in-a-row, the unemployment rate decreased in all 12 metro areas – including the Quad Cities – for the ...

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.8% in February, based on preliminary data provided by ...

Illinois unemployment fell in July to 6.8 percent, the fifth straight monthly decrease in the state's jobless rate and a six-year low, according to figures released Thursday by the state ...

Declining construction work boosted Central Illinois unemployment rates in December. While McLean County's rate rose 0.3 percent last month to 3.6 percent, the county still tied with Woodford and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Unemployment rates dropped in northern Illinois counties and communities in March, according to figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday.