(KFTK) – The State of the State happened last week in Illinois and the data surrounding the jobs in the state was disappointing.
The data showed that the job market performance was very low compared to the national average of 2019.
During the year, preliminary December 2019 data shows that Illinois:
- Added 45,000 nonfarm payroll jobs for an increase of 0.7%, the slowest growth rate in the first year of any Illinois governor’s elected term since Rod Blagojevich in 2007- Added jobs at the 32nd fastest rate in the nation (38th when not counting the public sector)- Underperformed the national median in nearly every sector, actually shed jobs in five of 11 sectors and failed to grow the state’s labor force- Ended the year with an unemployment rate higher than most neighboring states
Bryce Hill from Illinois Policy explained why the state lagged the nation in 8 of 11 industries.
Read more from Illinois Policy, here.
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