Illinois Attorney General Issues Unemployment ID scam
Illinois state attorney general has issued a formal consumer alert over the identity-theft scam afflicting unemployment systems across the nation. …
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Illinois sees unemployment rates rising
Over-the-year in May, number of nonfarm jobs has decreased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas. According to the preliminary data …
1.5 New Job Claims
The U.S. Department of Labor has released the latest unemployment figures that show job losses remained stubbornly high. The department …
Unemployment Benefit Payment Funds Being Secured
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced it will begin to borrow funds from the federal government. The funds …
Industries Reopen, unemployment decreases
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate has fallen -2.0 percentage points to 15.2 …
COVID-19 Pandemic Rises Illinois Unemployment Rate to 16.4%
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that the unemployment rate jumped +12.2 percentage points to 16.4 percent. …
US economy loses 20.5 million jobs in April
The US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the recent stats, the …
Pritzker urges idled gig workers to file claims now
Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker has urged the so-called gig workers to immediately file unemployment claims in order to receive benefits …
IDES releases new instructions for 1099 workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released new instructions for 1099 workers who have lost their jobs due to …
More unemployment claims
The nationwide jobless claims may have dropped from the previous week, but the new claims remained near record levels. The …
US Department of Labor reports another 6.6 million unemployed workers, over 200000 in Illinois
The US Department of Labor issued a new weekly jobless on Thursday. According to the report, another 6.6 million people …
Federal Stimulus Package Unemployment Benefits Illinois Update
To address the dramatic economic crisis brought on by COVID-19, the federal government had recently enacted legislation which included an …
6.6 million Unemployment claims; double of last week
New nationwide employment claims reported Thursday that 6.6. Million Americans filed unemployment claims that are double of last week’s record …
Thousands struggle to pay rent amid coronavirus
Todays the first of the month, and everyone knows what it means, rent is due. For millions of Americans, this …
3.3 million workers file unemployment last week across US
Almost 3.3 million workers across the United States of America filed unemployment claims last week. It was a new record …
COVID-19 impacts US economy and commercial real estate
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are not limited to the physical health of US residents. The economic health of …
Unemployment rate decreases in twelve metropolitan areas of Illinois
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released the preliminary data today. …
Good news for Illinois: Unemployment rate reaches historic low
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced good news for the state as the unemployment rate was 4.0 …
Helix Café offers jobs to the unemployed youth of Chicago
Helix Café hopes to provide jobs to the unemployed youth of Illinois. A study of the University of Illinois reveals …