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For a second month in a row, Illinois holds the unenviable position of leading the nation in negative jobs data. This month, the bad news is in the number of unemployed Illinoisans. Data released Sept. 15 by the Bureau Labor of Statistics showed that more people became unemployed last month in Illinois than in any other state in the nation. More than 25,000 additional people were counted as unemployed, bringing the grand total of unemployed Illinoisans to 652,977.
Source: Illinois Policy Institute
http://illinoispolicy.org/news/article.asp?ArticleSource=4408
Don't think
jobs matter? When compared to neighboring states, the opportunity cost of lost wages is very significant. My analysis in the Jobs Matter article does not include the most current data (it is now worse). but it gives you an idea.
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