Articles filed under Unemployment
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Illinois awarded additional $11.25M grant from U.S. Department of LaborOct 30, 2023 7:44 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has been awarded an $11.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support continued modernization, frau...
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Illinois payroll jobs increase to record highOct 24, 2023 8:13 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,50...
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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall to lowest level in more than 8 monthsOct 23, 2023 6:54 am - Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as businesses continue to retain workers despite elevated interest rates...
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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership launches a public outreach campaignOct 07, 2023 7:11 am - The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is launching a public outreach campaign to increase awareness of the region's ten American Job Centers to local career seekers and...
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Why the U.S. job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemploymentSep 27, 2023 7:12 am - WASHINGTON - Last year's spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure - much higher interest rates,...
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US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 monthsSep 25, 2023 8:47 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated i...
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Applications for U.S. jobless benefits tick up slightlySep 15, 2023 10:50 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest level in seven months the week before, as companies c...
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US applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 monthsSep 11, 2023 8:50 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months with the labor market seemingly resistant to the higher int...
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits as labor market keeps humming alongAug 28, 2023 8:50 am - Applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week as America's labor market continues to hum along despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy ...
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U.S. jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliencyAug 20, 2023 8:03 am - The U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle as applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain at healthy levels in the face of high interest rate...