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Illinois Unemployment Rate Dips in December

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 4.8 percent in December and nonfarm payrolls increased by +1,500 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)... Read More.

Unemployment Rate Drops in All Metro Areas for Sixth Consecutive Month

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 3.9% 4.6% -0.7 Carbondale-Marion 4.5% 5.2% -0.7 Champaign-Urbana 4.2% 4.7% -0.5 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 4.8% 5.3% -0.5 Danville 6.0% 6.7% -0.7 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3.9% 4.8% -0.9 Decatur 5.3% 6.0% -0.7 Elgin 4.4% 4.9% -0.5 Kankakee 5.0% 5.8% -0.8 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 3.9% 4.6% -0.7 Peoria 4.8% 5.9% -1.1 Rockford 5.1% 6.0% -0.9 Springfield 4.0% 4.4% -0.4 St. Louis (IL-Section) 4.5% 5.1% -0.6 Illinois Statewide 4.7% 5.2% -0.5 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in November in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.

Unemployment Rate Drops in All Illinois Metro Areas

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Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in September in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas and in all 102 counties, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs... Read More.
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MyTax Illinois Unemployment Insurance Transition is Complete

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On Monday, September 11, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) successfully transitioned the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax process over to the MyTax Illinois portal.  By working with the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), more than 350,000 Illinois employers can now take advantage of... Read More.
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Illinois unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in March

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.5 percentage points to 4.9 percent in March and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -8,900 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data proved by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.

Unemployment Rate Decreases in Most Metro Areas

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Feb. 2017 Feb. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 4.8% 5.8% -1.0 Carbondale-Marion 5.6% 6.5% -0.9 Champaign-Urbana 5.0% 5.7% -0.7 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.1% 6.5% -1.4 Danville 7.2% 7.8% -0.6 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 5.3% 6.3% -1.0 Decatur 6.3% 7.4% -1.1 Elgin 6.0% 6.6% -0.6 Kankakee 6.6% 7.6% -1.0 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 5.6% 6.1% -0.5 Peoria 6.7% 7.4% -0.7 Rockford 9.0% 7.5% 1.5 Springfield 5.0% 5.7% -0.7 St. Louis (IL-Section) 5.2% 6.6% -1.4 Illinois Statewide 5.5% 6.6% -1.1 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–All but one of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate. Six of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, eight reported... Read More.

Unemployment rate drops to 5.4% in February

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 percent in February and nonfarm payrolls increased by +25,600 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data proved by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.
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Unemployment Rates Increase in Most Metro Areas

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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Jan. 2017 Jan. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 Carbondale-Marion 7.0% 6.8% 0.2 Champaign-Urbana 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 5.8% 6.5% -0.7 Danville 8.6% 8.2% 0.4 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 6.3% 6.7% -0.4 Decatur 7.7% 7.7% 0.0 Elgin 7.2% 6.8% 0.4 Kankakee 8.3% 7.9% 0.4 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 6.5% 6.2% 0.3 Peoria 8.3% 7.7% 0.6 Rockford 11.1% 7.8% 3.3 Springfield 6.1% 5.9% 0.2 St. Louis (IL-Section) 6.6% 6.7% -0.1 Illinois Statewide 6.5% 6.7% -0.2 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–The majority of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced increases in their over-the-year unemployment rate. Five of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs, eight reported declines,... Read More.
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