To qualify for unemployment insurance in Illinois, you must be involuntarily out of work entirely or working less than full time because it's not available. You also must have earned at least $1,600 ...

Unemployment rate unchanged The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that nonfarm payrolls were almost ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were almost unchanged ...

Illinois companies announced 1,666 mass layoffs in February, with more than 4-in-5 impacting workers in Cook County.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged in January. It was ...

Five states have an unemployment rate of 5% or more—well above the national average. Here’s why joblessness is high in ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...