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The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) says the 5% jobless rate is more than a point higher than at the same time last year (3.7%).
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McLean County businesses expect to add more than 2,500 jobs in the next three years. That's according to a survey of more than 100 employers conducted for the Chamber of Commerce.
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Bloomington-Normal added 3,000 jobs over the last year, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
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Bloomington-Normal's unemployment rate held steady last month, as the area added 1,400 jobs since last April.
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The electric automaker Rivian has already hired over 5,000 people in Normal, making it McLean County’s second-largest employer almost overnight. But now comes the hard part: Keeping them. And then growing again when the supply chain allows for the plant to increase production capacity.
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The Twin Cities' workforce grew by 6,000 in the last year as the area's post-pandemic economic recovery continues.
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It looks like Bloomington-Normal economic development officials might have been right in saying Rivian hiring hasn't been fully reflected in state job reports over the last several months.
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Bloomington-Normal's unemployment rate dropped below 4% last month.
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Wages for Bloomington-Normal and Peoria workers were headed in very different directions when the pandemic hit like a freight train, according to newly…
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As graduation approaches for college seniors, career advisers say they should prepare to enter a job market that looks different.The coronavirus has…