In Jan. 2022, the state saw a 5.4% rate; That went down to 4.7% in Jan. 2023. Nationally, the unemployment rate decreased from 4% in Jan. 2022 to 3.4% in 2023.
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.