Illinois job growth? Government does all the hiring as private sector shrinks – Wirepoints
Job growth is good, unless it’s the government doing all the hiring. Unfortunately, that’s the situation in Illinois. The latest BLS data shows Illinois was able to eke out a gain of 17,100 jobs over the last 12 months, but only because government job gains offset the state’s private sector job losses.
Stating the obvious, and with history as the witness, the primary concern of Springfield legislators is getting re-elected so if one passes legislation that results in one getting re-elected and the revenue projections fall short, that is to be expected.