Jobs + Growth
Chicago business activity returns to contraction
The area resumed a long decline in April after three months of modest expansion. Chicago-area business activity contracted in April, resuming a long-term decline after three months of expansion, according to the Chicago Business…
Under Pritzker, Illinois near the bottom in job growth
The state created only 54,000 jobs in seven years. Illinois has posted one of the…
Illinois housing shortage prices many out of…
Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could…
Pritzker’s BUILD Plan is necessary for Illinois housing
Illinois should follow in the footsteps of other states by passing reforms that will make it…
Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023
The state lost a bigger share per resident moving out than anywhere else in the county,…
Highest-earning Illinoisans fleeing state at fastest rate
Residents of all age and income groups move out, but those making over $200,000 lead the departures. High-income earners left Illinois at twice the rate of other residents in 2023, according to IRS data. People in all income brackets…
Illinois lost $6 billion to outmigration in 2023
A net of nearly 56,000 people and $6 billion in income left the state in 2023, according to…
Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker
State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the…
Illinois posted slow job growth last year
The state’s unemployment rate is near the top nationwide Illinois saw only slight job…
March mass layoffs hit Cook County hardest
Nearly 1,100 cuts were reported statewide in a range of industries. Nearly 1,100…
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