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Representatives From Illinois’ Unemployment Agency Discuss Fraud With Lawmakers

Monday, April 10 by WROY-WRUL News

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee questioned representatives from the Illinois Department of Employment Services over fraudulent benefits during the pandemic. According to a state audit from 2021, IDES lost nearly $2 billion in funds due to fraudulent claims. However, as of recently,... Read More.

Unemployment Rates Are Down From Last Year In All Illinois Metropolitan Areas

Thursday, May 26 by Blake Seely

Now for some good news, unemployment rates are down in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment security. Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro... Read More.

Unemployment Up Month to Month; Down Year over Year for August in Region

Thursday, September 23 by Jc Tinsley

The latest release from the Illinois Department of Security certainly tries to make it look like things are going well. When compared to the same month (August) of last year (2020), things are generally better. When you plug in the trending data however, a... Read More.

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Area Unemployment Rates in Better Shape than Year Ago for July

Friday, August 27 by Jc Tinsley

The unemployment rate is way down compared to last year throughout the region. White County is at a flat 5% for July, almost half of what it was in July of 2020 (9.9%). The lowest unemployment rate in the area is Hamilton County who... Read More.

Unemployment Numbers Down

Monday, July 26 by Ray Mitchell

Unemployment Numbers Down The number of nonfarm jobs increased over the year in most of Illinois, including White County, as unemployment in the county was 5.4 percent in June. That’s down 5.7 percent from last year at this time, when White County unemployment was at... Read More.

State Unemployment Holds Flat for May; County by County Numbers Due Next Week

Friday, June 18 by Jc Tinsley

We’ll get a better look at unemployment numbers on a county by county basis next Thursday, but statewide information released Thursday afternoon shows the rate for Illinois remains unchaged for May at 7.1%. Non farm payrolls were down almost 8,000 for the month based... Read More.

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Report Shows 200K People On Unemployment In Indiana

Tuesday, June 8 by Jc Tinsley

There are plenty of jobs available in Indiana, but there are also a lot of people still collecting unemployment checks. The state's Department of Workforce Development says the latest numbers show that as of May 1st, just under 200-thousand people were collecting benefits. Indiana's... Read More.

Local Unemployment Shows First Massive Difference Year over Year from CoViD-19 Impact

Friday, May 28 by Jc Tinsley

This time last year, unemployment was surging thanks to the coronavirus impacting the area heavily. The area has rebounded nicely with White County reporting an unemployment rate of 5.3% for April. That’s down three-tenths of a percent from March and down a whopping 13.8... Read More.

Latest Local Unemployment Release Reveals Slow Progress for Illinois

Friday, April 23 by Jc Tinsley

The latest unemployment numbers have come out and locally, White County’s rate is up slightly. The March unemployment rate for White County is 5.6%. That compares to 3.7% in March of 2020, still a month before the first case of CoViD-19 was reported in... Read More.

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Statewide Unemployment Rate Down, Jobs Up in March 2021

Friday, April 16 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased -0.3 percentage point to 7.1 percent, while nonfarm payrolls were up +32,200 jobs in March, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: unemployment

Representatives From Illinois’ Unemployment Agency Discuss Fraud With Lawmakers

Unemployment Rates Are Down From Last Year In All Illinois Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Up Month to Month; Down Year over Year for August in Region

Area Unemployment Rates in Better Shape than Year Ago for July

Unemployment Numbers Down

State Unemployment Holds Flat for May; County by County Numbers Due Next Week

Report Shows 200K People On Unemployment In Indiana

Local Unemployment Shows First Massive Difference Year over Year from CoViD-19 Impact

Latest Local Unemployment Release Reveals Slow Progress for Illinois

Statewide Unemployment Rate Down, Jobs Up in March 2021

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