The Workforce/Jobs News section provides access to all State of Illinois press releases that have been published relating to employment, the creation of jobs, and issues impacting the Illinois workforce.
 01/10/2013 - Governor Quinn Announces Capital Investments in Public Museums across Illinois
CHICAGO – January 10, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that public museums across Illinois will receive $15 million in state capital investments to improve facilities and develop new exhibits while creating more than 370 jobs. Supported by Governor Quinn’s Illinois Jobs Now! capital program, the investments will help give the millions of people who visit Illinois’ public museums each year a better understanding of Illinois’ culture, history and natural heritage. 01/02/2013 - Emergency Unemployment Insurance Continues
CHICAGO – The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation insurance program will continue through December 2013, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) said today.
Congress this week extended the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program as part of the on going fiscal cliff negotiations. As such, Illinois workers collecting EUC should continue to certify for benefits. Congress did not add new weeks to the federal unemployment insurance program. Therefore, individuals who exhausted EUC are not eligible for additional unemployment insurance benefits.- 12/20/2012 - Illinois Adds 16,400 Jobs and Rate Falls to 8.7 Percent
CHICAGO – Illinois added +16,400 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The data is seasonally adjusted. One year ago, the November unemployment rate was 9.8 percent. - 12/19/2012 - Help for Those Losing EUC Unemployment Insurance
- 12/19/2012 - Governor Quinn Announces Major Investment in Early Childhood Education in Illinois
- 12/17/2012 - Employment Security Offices Closed Dec. 25, Jan.1
- 12/11/2012 - Federal Emergency Unemployment Ends for 90,000
- 12/06/2012 - Federal Emergency Unemployment Ends in December
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