State makes changes to improve unemployment claim process amid surge in claims – Center Square

The Illinois Department of Employment Security received close to 115,000 claims for the week of March 21 alone, an increase of nearly 1,400 percent compared to the same time period in 2019. The call center is fielding hundreds of calls per minute, state officials said.

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