Illinois Department of Employment Security

Type: Organization

Name: Illinois Department of Employment Security

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

IDES offices closed for Memorial Day

at 4:23 PM CDTAll offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will close on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.All services will be available at www.ides.illinois.gov. Claimants scheduled to certify for benefits should ... [Published Central illinois News Center - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Claimant

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

College of Lake County

Lake County's Largest Job Fair Thursday

Job seekers are invited to attend the JobMarketPlace Job Fair on Thursday, May 23, sponsored by the College of Lake County Career and Placement Services office.The fair will be held from 1-5 p.m. in the P.E. Center, Building 7, 19351 W. Washington ... [Published Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - 15 hours ago]

Entities: College of Lake County, Solutions Group Inc, Moss, Inc., American Hotel Register Company, Klein Tools Inc

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

IDES announces federal disaster assistance to help unemployed

CHICAGO, IL (KFVS) -The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Monday that individuals and business owners out of work as a direct result of severe rain storms and flooding between April 16 and May 5 might be eligible for federal disaster ... [Published KFVS12 - May 21 2013]

Entities: Disaster, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Flooding, Unemployment

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Coordinator’s Education Making Positive Impact On Patients in Chicago

With more jobs in health care becoming available in the Chicago area, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security , you might be considering a career as a nurse. To get an inside look at how education helps nurses, we spoke with Meryl ... [Published CBS Chicago.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Education, Chicago, Patient, Registered Nurse

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Goodwill program assists job-seekers all along the way

At the age of 52, Debbie Johnson found herself out of work after 35 years in banking. She credits the Goodwill Learning Center, 1931 Grand Ave., and its staff for helping her find a new job, doing something she enjoys. ?The last time I had to apply for ... [Published Galesburg.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Debbie Johnson, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Galesburg (Illinois, United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Illinois Website Speaks Klingon For 'Star Trek' Premiere

Do you speak Klingon? The Illinois Department of Employment Securitys website does, at least for a little while.In connection with the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness," the government website added the fictitious language to its regular list of translations, ... [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]

Entities: Star Trek, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Unemployment Insurance

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Unemployment dips slightly in April

CHICAGO-- The unemployment rate in Illinois is down slightly.The April rate, announced today (Thursday), comes in at 9.3 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from March. This is in spite of the fact that the state lost 2,000 jobs in April, the ... [Published WSOY AM - May 17 2013]

Entities: Unemployment, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Layoffs, Unemployment Rate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Illinois communities differ on how to split casino cash

ROCKFORD ? Most communities that host casinos across Illinois aren?t required to share the wealth with their neighbors.Even so, several have been generous with their casino cash ? voluntarily spreading it around to local school districts and other ag ... [Published Rockford Register Star - May 16 2013]

Entities: Rockford (Illinois, United States), Casino, Dave Syverson, Park City (Illinois, United States), Terry Link

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Hospital intern turned recruiter reflects on job market

Sarah Minor — sminor@shawmedia.com Katie Brennan is a new staff member in the human resources office at Adventist Bolingbrook.BOLINGBROOK – Like many college graduates, Katie Brennan thought she had the world at her fingertips after receiving her bachelor’s ... [Published Chicago Suburban Newspapers - May 17 2013]

Entities: Adventism, Frankfort (Illinois, United States), Alpha Delta Pi, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Unemployment Rate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

KY /IL Jobless Rates Drop in April

FRANKFORT, KY/ SPRINGFIELD, IL - Both Kentucky and Illinois' unemployment rates dropped slightly in April, but both remain above the national average.The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training said Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in ... [Published West Kentucky Star.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Illinois Department of Employment Security

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

State job numbers slightly better

The state's unemployment rate struggles to get back on its feet..The latest IDES jobs report shows Illinois' unemployment rate fell a hair last month from 9.5 percent to 9.3.Champaign County unemployment in March was 7.8 percent still much better than ... [Published WCIA 3 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Unemployment, Eric Ferguson, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Unemployment Rate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Unemployment Rate Declines to 9.3 Percent

The April unemployment rate fell to 9.3 percent from 9.5 percent in March, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). There were -2,000 fewer jobs ... [Published MyStateLine.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Unemployment Rate, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Business Confidence, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Quotes

"It appears that the number of employers registering for JobMarketPlace may be an indication that the economy is picking back up. Employers have job openings and are hiring in Lake County and the surrounding area" she said

Lake County's Largest Job Fair Thursday [Published Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - 15 hours ago]

"The unemployment rate is measured where people live, not where they work," he said. "There really isn't a conclusion to be drawn why the unemployment rate is one level on one side of the line and another on the other side."

In Iowa, jobless rates are lower [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]

"When you're unemployed it's a very frustrating experience but you can't wake up one day and say I'm going to be a nurse today. It takes 2 to 3 years of education and then who is going to finance that education" says Eric Ferguson

State job numbers slightly better [Published WCIA 3 - May 17 2013]

"April data reflects the unevenness of this recovery," said Jay Rowell, director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. "The up-and-down movement in the monthly figures masks the 216,000 jobs that have been added during this part of the economic cycle. The actual number of unemployed Illinoisans fell by 2.9 percent last month. The total number of unemployed in the state has fallen by 19 percent since a peak in early 2010."

April unemployment falls from March, but up from 2012 [Published Chicago Tribune - May 16 2013]

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IDES offices closed for Memorial Day [Published Central illinois News Center - 10 hours ago]
Lake County's Largest Job Fair Thursday [Published Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - 15 hours ago]
IDES announces federal disaster assistance to h... [Published KFVS12 - May 21 2013]
Coordinator’s Education Making Positive Impact ... [Published CBS Chicago.com - May 20 2013]
Goodwill program assists job-seekers all along ... [Published Galesburg.com - May 19 2013]
In Iowa, jobless rates are lower [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]
Illinois Website Speaks Klingon For 'Star Trek'... [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]
Unemployment dips slightly in April [Published WSOY AM - May 17 2013]
Hospital intern turned recruiter reflects on jo... [Published Chicago Suburban Newspapers - May 17 2013]
State job numbers slightly better [Published WCIA 3 - May 17 2013]
Illinois communities differ on how to split cas... [Published Rockford Register Star - May 16 2013]
April unemployment falls from March, but up fro... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 16 2013]
KY /IL Jobless Rates Drop in April [Published West Kentucky Star.com - May 16 2013]
April unemployment rate reflects uneven recovery [Published Central illinois News Center - May 16 2013]
Unemployment Rate Declines to 9.3 Percent [Published MyStateLine.com - May 16 2013]
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