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Initial Illinois unemployment claims up while national claims drop

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The U.S. Department of Labor estimates 23,111 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of May 24 in Illinois, according to the DOL’s weekly claims report released Thursday. […]

Illinois’ estimated claims are among 385,000 total claims filed across the country last week, the fewest claims so far during the pandemic.

There were 19,218 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of May 17 in Illinois.

There were 17,530 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of May 10 in Illinois.

There were 18,355 new unemployment claims filed during the week of May 3 in Illinois.

There were 15,134 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of April 26 in Illinois.

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posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jun 3, 21 @ 10:48 am

Comments

People don’t see the need to return to work. Unemployment benefits are still high, and rent is still free.

Comment by Just Me 2 Thursday, Jun 3, 21 @ 11:06 am
The linked Trib article is quite good. While it’s en vogue to blame UI/PUA benefits for the labor shortages, the piece provides strong circumstantial evidence that there are a number of factors contributing to this phenomena.

Comment by The Doc Thursday, Jun 3, 21 @ 11:17 am
I know a couple of people who are not returning to work even though they want to. In both of their cases, childcare is the sticking point. They can’t get it and they don’t feel like the places where they might be able to squeeze their kid into are safe.

Comment by Random Chicago Person Thursday, Jun 3, 21 @ 6:50 pm