Covid-era economy in Illinois ranked sixth worst among 50 states – Center Square

FILE - Chicago Violence With a June jobless rate of 14.6 percent and a five-year annualized employment growth rate of negative 2 percent, the Illinois economy finished sixth worst in a new ranking by the website 24/7 Wall St.
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NoHope4Illinois
3 years ago

This is Pritzker’s legacy – Higher taxes, needlessly shutting down the state for political reasons’s, above average unemployment, and mediocre growth.

Mick the Tick
3 years ago

Not being the worst is big win for Springfield. (The bar is really low for Illinois.)

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“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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