SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security released employment statistics from December, ...

(The Center Square) – According to preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois’ statewide unemployment rate for December 2025 was 4.8%, up from 4.4% in December 2024. Over ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Information from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows that the unemployment rate in Illinois remains stable in November The unemployment rate in Illinois is ...

State unemployment was down in the month of December, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Illinois’ unemployment continued a long-term trend of remaining higher than the national rate as 2025 ends with lost jobs as the nation gained.

Rockford ended 2025 with a higher jobless rate as manufacturing and retail cutbacks outweighed gains in health care and ...

Data from 2025 shows that 94 counties statewide, including all west-central Illinois counties, have higher unemployment rates than in 2024.

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced $50 million in taxpayer-funded grants for historically underserved communities. ICJIA says it will allocate $35 million to support ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent ...