July jobs growth was spread across only eight of the 15 metropolitan areas that contain parts of Illinois, according to data released Aug. 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of July, only Bloomington has recovered from early 2020 job losses.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.