Unemployment was up across South Central Illinois in December.

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

Natural population gains and slowing outmigration have contributed to Illinois seeing three consecutive years of growth.

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

(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 ...

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Unemployment rates in northern Illinois edged up in November compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Because of the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

In Saturday's paper (1/10/26), the Wyoming unemployment rate for Nov 2025 is being reported at 3.4%, "... slightly lower than its November 2024 level of 3.6%, and much lower than the U.S. unemployment ...

For several years, lawmakers have passed similar amendments to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act, but the 2026 amendment could be a permanent solution. The amendments to the act have always ...

Midland’s job market held steady in November amid economic uncertainty in the area’s dominant Mining, Logging and Construction sector, though it no longer has the state's lowest unemployment rate. The ...