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The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,500 in September, a record high surpassing pre-pandemic payroll numbers, based on preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
SPRINGFIELD – Over the year, total nonfarm jobs increased in eleven metropolitan areas, decreased in two and was unchanged in one for the year e
Employment went up in most Illinois metro areas in August, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Total nonfarm jobs went up in 11 metropolitan areas, went down in two and stayed the same in one for the year ending August 2023, […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State officials say the good news is, there's more jobs to be had in the Peoria area compared to this time last year. The bad news...
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent,