 "An economic recovery naturally includes monthly up-and-down movement in the
unemployment rate as individuals suspend and renew their job search," said IDES
Director Jay Rowell. "As cuts from sequestration are implemented during the next
few months, we will have a better idea on how federal fiscal policy will impact
Illinois."Illinois added 222,100 private sector jobs since January 2010, when
job growth returned following nearly two years of consecutive monthly declines.
Leading growth sectors are professional and business services, up 87,600;
education and health services, up 55,800; and trade, transportation and
utilities, up 43,000. Government has lost the most jobs since January 2010, down
26,300.
In January 2013, the number of unemployed individuals increased 22,900, or
4.0 percent, to 594,800. Total unemployed has fallen 157,400, or 20.9 percent,
since early 2010, when the state unemployment rate peaked at 11.3 percent for
the months of January and February.
The unemployment rate identifies those who are out of work and seeking
employment. Individuals who exhaust benefits, or are ineligible, still will be
reflected in the unemployment rate if they actively seek work. Historically, the
national unemployment rate is lower than the state rate. The state rate has been
lower than the national rate only six times since January 2000.
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More than 100,000 help-wanted ads are on
IllinoisJobLink.com,
the IDES employment website that links job seekers with employers.
The keyword-matching technology increases the likelihood of a
successful new hire and compares favorably with private efforts that
cost hundreds of dollars for a single advertisement. No-cost human
resources recruitment services are available at the website and at
877-342-7533.
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