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The Illinois Department of Employment Security says it’s processing unprecedented levels of unemployment claims. Since March 1st, the department has…

Business shutdowns have led to mass unemployment across the nation. The jobless are filing for benefits in unprecedented numbers, including Illinoisans.…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment increased from 4.8% in July to 5% in August. IDES spokesman Bob Gough said there also was…

The Illinois unemployment rate increased slightly in June while nonfarm payrolls increased by nearly 9,000 jobs.The Illinois Department of Employment…

The governor's office says about 1.4 million Illinois job seekers are affected after one of the state's employment security agency vendors was…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate fell below six percent in February. The drop to 5.4 percent leaves…

Eight of Illinois’ 14 metropolitan areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate in June and eight of the metro areas had increases…

Illinois unemployment rate fell in September but the state lost jobs.The Department of Employment Security said Friday in its monthly report that…

More than 200,000 help wanted ads for Illinois jobs were posted online last month. 85 percent were for full time work. According to a news release from…

There's some promising news when it comes to job openings posted online in Illinois. The Department of Employment Security says online ads for openings…