The unemployment rate in Illinois increased one-tenth of a percent in November to 4.7 percent. The Illinois Department of Employment Security is reporting at the same time the number of nonfarm jobs increased by 6,800 in November based on preliminary data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. That compares to a loss of 17,100 jobs in October. Illinois’ unemployment rate is currently a full percentage point higher than the national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent
In November, the industry sectors with the largest over-the-month job gains included: Manufacturing (+5,400), Educational and Health Services (+3,800), and Other Services (+1,900). The industry sectors with monthly payroll job declines included: Professional and Business Services (-8,000), and Information (-100).
Deputy Governor Andy Manar says the November report continues to reflect positive economic growth and a stable labor market
In June 2020, Governor Pritzker launched Get Hired Illinois, a one-stop-shop website to help connect job seekers with hiring employers in real-time. The site features virtual job fairs, and no-cost virtual training, and includes IllinoisJobLink.com (IJL), the state’s largest job search engine, which recently showed 55,277 posted resumes with 104,442 available jobs.
