Charlie Miller, of Express Employment in Champaign, said there are more people who are looking for work in the area now than there were last summer, and opportunities in skilled trades are especially booming. At the same time, Miller said a reshuffling in which people want different jobs is still very much underway — and the hospitality industry is particularly feeling the pinch.
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.