unemployment

Actually, the reason being given is a "database error," but whatever you may call it, the result is the same: delayed payment.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reports 75,000 jobs were added in April, well above the prior three month average.

Another jobs report, another dose of bad news for working families in Illinois, as the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics June jobs report shows that Illinois jobs in the education and health services sectors took the biggest hit.

CHICAGO (AP) — State officials say the unemployment rate sharply spiked in Illinois in November as more people started looking for work. The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that the jobless rate jumped 0.3 percent to 5...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in September, but nearly 7,000 jobs were lost. Evelina Loescher, labor market information director for the Illinois Department of Employment Security, says while the state’s jobs numbers have improved compared to this time last year, growth has been slow since January...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Unemployment rates in Illinois' metro areas continued their long decline in July. The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that the jobless rate fell in every metro area last month. That was the 17th straight month of across-the-board declines...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment rates dropped in all Illinois metro areas in June. It was the 16th straight month of statewide decreases. But the department said Thursday in its monthly report on metro jobless rates that only eight metro areas added jobs...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment rates dropped again during May in all 15 Illinois metro areas. Three of those areas have returned to pre-recession employment levels. The department said Thursday that jobless rates fell for the 15th straight month in every Illinois metro area...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois’ unemployment rate is holding steady at 6 percent. The 6 percent rate is a half point above the national rate, but it’s down from 7.1 percent a year ago. It’s OK, says Evelina Loescher, labor market information director for the Illinois Department of Employment Security...