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Illinois 2nd only to Washington, D.C., in unemployment numbers
Illinois recorded a jobless rate of 4.5% in September, the second worst showing among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Illinois’ job-opening numbers in May ranked worst in U.S.
Illinois posted 102,000 fewer job openings in May as compared to April, representing a drop of 1.5 percentage points and the biggest rate drop among the 50 states, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Taxes, laws blamed for keeping Illinois behind neighbors in manufacturing jobs
Illinois is the odd-state-out in the Midwest where other states are experiencing a robust recovery in manufacturing jobs since the Great Recession's end, the head of a Springfield-based manufacturers advocacy group said during a recent interview.