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

(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 ...

The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is celebrating the expansion of a French cheese-making facility in Illinois House Republican Leader Tony ...

A new set of work guidelines for SNAP recipients kicked in Sunday, Feb. 1. Here's a breakdown of changes to benefits.

Australia’s central bank lifted its benchmark interest rate Tuesday by a quarter percentage point to 3.85%, after three rate ...

Cotality™, a leader in property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions, released its Home Price Index™ for December 2025 data today. Home price growth slowed to 0.9% - one of the softest ...

Illinois shed jobs for a second straight month at the end of 2025, the sharpest pullback since the post-pandemic rebound began, even as Chicago’s job market proved more resilient.

New SNAP work requirements are taking effect in additional states, expanding eligibility rules and reshaping benefits under a ...

Work requirements are kicking in for many older adults and parents of teenagers to continue receiving benefits from the ...

Student parents are a significant presence on campuses, but states often don't know how many there are or where they're ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.24%. Stock indexes are mixed today, ...