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Kane County's Unemployment Rate 7.0% — Better Than State, But Behind Nation

Kane County’s Unemployment Rate 7.0% — Better Than State, But Behind Nation

April 5, 2021
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Employment, Government, Jobs, Local Economy, Nonprofits, Public Service

It’s no surprise that jobs are still down year over year, but it might be a little surprising to find that the metro areas hardest…

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IDES: Statewide Jobs Grew in February -- With Biggest Gains in Hospitality, Trade And Transportation

IDES: Statewide Jobs Grew in February — With Biggest Gains in Hospitality, Trade And Transportation

March 26, 2021
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Employment, Government, Jobs, Local Economy

While Illinois jobs are down year over year, they appear to be growing month over month, as the local economy begins to rebound from the…

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One Year Later, Unemployment Rates Up, Jobs Down Statewide And in Our Metro Region

One Year Later, Unemployment Rates Up, Jobs Down Statewide And in Our Metro Region

March 22, 2021
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Business, Communities, Education, Employment, Government, Jobs, Local Economy, Public Service, Quality of Life, State of Illinois

Unemployment rates have improved since the worst of the pandemic, statewide and regionally, but the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows there’s…

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Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed Set To Expire March 13

Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed Set To Expire March 13

March 4, 2021
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Employment, Government, Jobs, Local Economy, State of Illinois

Because Illinois’ unemployment rate has dropped, federal rules now prohibit individuals from seeking seven additional weeks of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a new federal effort to…

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Kane County Unemployment Rate 6.6% -- Up Year Over Year, But Recovering Since August

Kane County Unemployment Rate 6.6% — Up Year Over Year, But Recovering Since August

January 28, 2021
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Kane County’s unemployment rate is 6.6% as of December 2020 — much higher than a year ago at this time but lower than it had…

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Illinois Department of Employment Security Preparing to Administer New Federal COVID-19 Relief Legislation

Illinois Department of Employment Security Preparing to Administer New Federal COVID-19 Relief Legislation

December 29, 2020
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Communities, Consumers, Education, Employment, Government, Jobs, Public Service, State of Illinois, WK-Communities

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Monday (Dec. 28, 2020) that it “remains committed to implementing newly announced federal unemployment benefits and relief measures…

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Some Good News For Local Economy: Unemployment Rate Declines in November

Some Good News For Local Economy: Unemployment Rate Declines in November

December 17, 2020
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced today (Thursday, Sec. 17, 2020) that the unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage point to 6.9% in November. That…

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Statewide Unemployment Rate Declines in October

Statewide Unemployment Rate Declines in October

November 20, 2020
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Government, Jobs, Public Service, Quality of Life, State of Illinois

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced that the unemployment rate fell 3.6 percentage points to 6.8%. Nonfarm payrolls were about unchanged, down 1,100…

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Year-Over-Year Illinois Jobless Rates Up in All 14 Metro Areas — Kane at 8.4%

Year-Over-Year Illinois Jobless Rates Up in All 14 Metro Areas — Kane at 8.4%

October 22, 2020
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The number of nonfarm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in September, with four metro areas at record low payrolls for that…

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Kane Unemployment at 9.6%; Illinois Rates Worse Than National Average

Kane Unemployment at 9.6%; Illinois Rates Worse Than National Average

September 24, 2020
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Kane County’s unemployment rate is at 9.6% as of the end of August. The county’s unemployment rate was 4.1% at the same time last year,…

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